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verb ADV. assiduously He spent three months assiduously courting a newspaper editor., noun law ADJ. high This is the highest court in the land. | appeal, civil, crown, high, juvenile, magistrates, military They took their case to the appeal court. | supreme | county, federal, etc. | European, French, etc. VERB + COURT go to, take sb/sth to We are prepared to go to court to get our compensation. Their neighbours took them to court. | come to, get to, go to The case should not be allowed to go to court. | bring sth to There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court. | settle sth out of The dispute was settled out of court. | a court of appeal The case will be heard by the court of appeal next month. | a court of law I don't think that argument would stand up in a court of law. | a ward of court The child was made a ward of court when her parents were jailed. for sport ADJ. basketball, squash, tennis, etc. | clay, grass, hard Do you prefer playing tennis on grass courts or hard courts? PREP. off (the) ~ Off court she is just as aggressive as she is on the court. | on (the) ~ The players have been on court for an hour. kings/queens ADJ. royal appear before, appear in, attend She is too young to appear before the court. COURT + NOUN circles Mozart quickly became a favourite in court circles. preside over The court was presided over by Judge Owen. life at court He will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder. | PREP. at (a/the) ~ life at the court of Charles I COURT + VERB hear sth The court heard how the mother had beaten the 11-year-old boy. | acquit sb, clear sb The court acquitted Reece of the murder of his wife. | dismiss sth, quash sth The court dismissed the appeal. The guilty verdict was quashed by the appeal court. | uphold sth The court upheld the plaintiff's claim of unfair dismissal. | hold sth, order sth, rule sth The court held that she was entitled to receive compensation. COURT + NOUN action, case, proceedings | hearing, trial | injunction, order, summons She tried to get a court order to prevent him from coming near her. He received a court summons for non-payment of tax. | decision, ruling | appearance Divorce no longer requires a court appearance. | battle They could now face a court battle for compensation. | bailiff, clerk, judge, official, registrar, staff, usher She was appointed a high court judge in 1998. | procedure, process | system | building PREP. at ~ He was found guilty at Swindon Crown Court. | before a/the ~ The case is now before the court. | in ~ Relatives of the dead girl were in court. PHRASES contempt of court He was charged with contempt of court after shouting at a witness. |
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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phrases
a court of law
• You may be asked to give evidence before a court of law.
court + NOUN
a court case
(= a problem or crime that is dealt with in a court of law )
• a recent court case involving the death of a baby
a court order
(= an instruction that someone must do something )
• A court order specified that the money must be paid back over six months.
a court ruling
(= an official decision )
• The company appealed against the court ruling.
court action
(= a court case )
• He was threatened with court action.
court proceedings
(= the processes that are part of a court case )
• The court proceedings were over in a day.
verbs
go to court
(= take legal action )
• The costs of going to court are very high.
take somebody to court
(= take legal action against someone )
• She took the company to court for sex discrimination.
bring somebody/something to court
( also bring somebody/something before a court )
• Three teenage girls were brought before the court for robbing an elderly woman.
appear in court
• A man has appeared in court charged with cruelty to animals.
a case comes to court/comes before the court
• The case came to court 21 months later.
a court hears a case
• The county court will hear the case next month.
settle something out of court
(= reach an agreement without using a court )
• The matter was finally settled out of court.
a court rules/orders/holds something
• The court ruled that the penalty was not excessive.
a court clears/acquits somebody
(= says that they are not guilty )
• A US court cleared him of bribery allegations.
a court convicts somebody
(= says that they are guilty )
• A New York court convicted her as a tax cheat.
a court upholds something
(= says that an earlier decision was right )
• It seems likely that the court will uphold his conviction.
a court quashes/overturns something
(= says that an earlier decision was wrong )
• A Brazilian court has quashed a 19-year jail sentence.
a court adjourns a case/trial etc
(= stops dealing with it for a period of time )
• The court adjourned the trial until June 21st.
a court dismisses/throws out something
(= refuses to allow or consider something )
• The court dismissed his appeal against conviction.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + court
a criminal court
(= for cases about crime )
• Two French magistrates ruled that he should stand trial in a criminal court.
a civil court
(= for cases about disagreements )
• Eviction proceedings take place in a civil court.
a Crown Court
(= a British court for cases about serious crimes )
• The defendant went to the Crown Court for sentencing.
a High Court
(= an important court, with more power than an ordinary court )
• Their convictions were upheld in the High Court.
an appeals court/court of appeal
(= dealing with cases in which people are not satisfied with a decision )
• The appeals court rejected the defence’s argument.
the Supreme Court
(= the most important court in some countries or US states )
• Thomas was the only African-American justice on the Supreme Court.
a federal court
(= a national court rather than a state court )
a county court
(= a local court )
a magistrates’ court
(= a court in each area in England and Wales that deals with less serious crimes )
a kangaroo court
(= an unofficial court that punishes people unfairly )
• The army reportedly held kangaroo courts and executed alleged rebels.
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