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- [law kawrt, kohrt]
- /lɔ kɔrt, koʊrt/
- /lɔː kɔːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [law kawrt, kohrt]
- /lɔ kɔrt, koʊrt/
Definitions of law court words
- noun law court court of law. 1
- noun law court court of law 1
- countable noun law court A law court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate. 0
- noun law court a court for administering justice under the law 0
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Origin of law court
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20
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Parts of speech for Law court
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
law court popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
law court usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for law court
noun law court
- court — A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
- court of law — When you refer to a court of law, you are referring to a legal court, especially when talking about the evidence that might be given in a trial.
- tribunal — a court of justice.
- judicature — the administration of justice, as by judges or courts.
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