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  • lawcourt — n. court of law, group of persons headed by a judge that administer justice in civil and criminal cases …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lawcourt — noun (C) a room or building where legal cases are judged …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • lawcourt — n. a court of law. * * * noun a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws • Syn: ↑court, ↑court of law, ↑court of justice • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑judicature * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • room in which a lawcourt is held — index courtroom Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Supreme Court of Newfoundland (Court of Appeal) — Infobox High Court court name = Supreme Court of Newfoundland imagesize = 150px caption = established = 1729 country = Newfoundland and Labrador location=St. John s coordinates= type = authority = Judicature Act terms = positions = 6 website =… …   Wikipedia

  • courtroom — court·room n: a room where court is held Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. courtroom I …   Law dictionary

  • bench — n. & v. n. 1 a long seat of wood or stone for seating several people. 2 a working table, e.g. for a carpenter, mechanic, or scientist. 3 (prec. by the) a the office of judge or magistrate. b a judge s seat in a lawcourt. c a lawcourt. d judges… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bench — n. & v. n. 1 a long seat of wood or stone for seating several people. 2 a working table, e.g. for a carpenter, mechanic, or scientist. 3 (prec. by the) a the office of judge or magistrate. b a judge s seat in a lawcourt. c a lawcourt. d judges… …   Useful english dictionary

  • plead — v. (past and past part. pleaded or esp. US, Sc., & dial. pled) 1 intr. (foll. by with) make an earnest appeal to. 2 intr. Law address a lawcourt as an advocate on behalf of a party. 3 tr. maintain (a cause) esp. in a lawcourt. 4 tr. Law declare… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sue — v. (sues, sued, suing) 1 tr. (also absol.) Law institute legal proceedings against (a person). 2 tr. (also absol.) entreat (a person). 3 intr. (often foll. by to, for) Law make application to a lawcourt for redress. 4 intr. (often foll. by to,… …   Useful english dictionary

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