court meaning and definition

COURT noun

Definition of court (noun)

1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
   • synonyms: judicature, tribunal
2. a room in which a lawcourt sits
   • "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
   • synonyms: courtroom
3. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
   • synonyms: royal court
4. a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
   • "players had to reserve a court in advance"
5. Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
   • synonyms: Margaret Court
6. the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
   • synonyms: royal court
7. a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
   • synonyms: motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court
8. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
   • synonyms: court of justice, court of law, lawcourt
9. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
   • "the king will visit the duke's court"
10. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
    • "the house was built around an inner court"
    • synonyms: courtyard
11. respectful deference
    • "pay court to the emperor"
    • synonyms: homage

COURT verb

Definition of court (verb)

1. make amorous advances towards
   • "John is courting Mary"
   • synonyms: romance, solicit, woo
2. seek someone's favor
   • "China is wooing Russia"
   • synonyms: woo
3. engage in social activities leading to marriage
   • "We were courting for over ten years"