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out of court

out of court
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [out uhv, ov kawrt, kohrt]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv kɔrt, koʊrt/
    • /ˈaʊt əv kɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov kawrt, kohrt]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv kɔrt, koʊrt/

Definitions of out of court words

  • phrase out of court If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law. 0
  • noun out of court without a trial or legal case 0
  • noun out of court too unimportant for consideration 0
  • noun out of court so as to ridicule completely (in the phrase laugh out of court) 0
  • adverb out of court outside of a court proceeding 0
  • adjective out of court occurring outside of a court proceeding 0
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Parts of speech for Out of court

noun
adjective
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adverb
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out of court popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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