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{ "term": "court", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "image": "data/images/sp/sports_racket.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged", "sensetop": "in courtto courtout of court", "labels": "(British English)North American English(especially North American English)(especially US English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)British EnglishNorth American EnglishNorth American English", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the civil/criminal courts" }, { "text": "Her lawyer made a statement outside the court." }, { "text": "Relatives of the victims were in court.", "contextForm": "in court" }, { "text": "She will **appear in court** tomorrow." }, { "text": "They **took** their landlord **to court** for breaking the contract.", "contextForm": "to court" }, { "text": "The case took five years to **come to court** *(= to be heard by the court)*." }, { "text": "There wasn't enough evidence to **bring the case to court** *(= start a trial)*." }, { "text": "The case was **settled out of court** *(= a decision was reached without a trial)*.", "contextForm": "out of court" }, { "text": "He won the **court case** and was awarded damages." }, { "text": "She can't pay her tax and is facing **court action**." }, { "text": "During the **court hearing**, the prosecutor said she would seek maximum prison sentences." }, { "text": "Court documents showing illegal transactions were released to the press." }, { "text": "Court was adjourned for the weekend." }, { "text": "Divorce no longer requires a court appearance." }, { "text": "He received a court summons for non-payment of tax." }, { "text": "He should be tried at the International Court in the Hague." }, { "text": "He will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder." }, { "text": "Once a lawsuit is filed, a court date is set." }, { "text": "She should seek damages through the civil courts." }, { "text": "The banks may decide to appeal to a higher court." }, { "text": "The case should not be allowed to go to court." }, { "text": "The case was appealed to a higher court." }, { "text": "The case will be tried before a criminal court." }, { "text": "The dispute was settled out of court." }, { "text": "Their neighbours took them to court." }, { "text": "They are likely to end up in divorce court." }, { "text": "They could now face a court battle for compensation." }, { "text": "This is the highest court in the country." }, { "text": "We are prepared to go to court to get our compensation." } ], "topics": ["Law and justice", "Buildings"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["civil", "criminal", "Appeals Court"], "verb + court": ["go to", "take somebody/something to", "come to"], "court + verb": ["hear something", "acquit somebody", "clear somebody"], "court + noun": ["bailiff", "clerk", "judge"], "preposition": ["at court", "before a/the court", "in court"], "phrases": ["contempt of court", "a court of appeal", "court of claims"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the people in a court, especially those who make the decisions, such as the judge and jury", "sensetop": "before the court", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Please **tell the court** what happened." }, { "text": "The **court heard** how the man collapsed after being stabbed." }, { "text": "The **court ruled** in favour of her claim." }, { "text": "This is not a case to be decided by the courts." }, { "text": "This evidence was not put before the court.", "contextForm": "before the court" }, { "text": "Airlines could face huge compensation bills following a **court ruling** on flight delays." }, { "text": "The company argued there was no case to answer, but the court disagreed." }, { "text": "The company asked the court to overrule the tribunal's decision." }, { "text": "The court acquitted Reece of the murder." }, { "text": "The court dismissed the appeal." }, { "text": "The court held that she was entitled to receive compensation." }, { "text": "The court issued an injunction." }, { "text": "The court sentenced him to life in prison." }, { "text": "The court upheld the plaintiff's claim of unfair dismissal." }, { "text": "The court was presided over by Judge Owen." }, { "text": "She is too young to appear before the court." }, { "text": "We were trying to convince the court that the rules should be changed." }, { "text": "Will you please tell the court what happened on that morning?" } ], "topics": ["Law and justice"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["civil", "criminal", "Appeals Court"], "verb + court": ["go to", "take somebody/something to", "come to"], "court + verb": ["hear something", "acquit somebody", "clear somebody"], "court + noun": ["bailiff", "clerk", "judge"], "preposition": ["at court", "before a/the court", "in court"], "phrases": ["contempt of court", "a court of appeal", "court of claims"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a place where games such as tennis and basketball are played", "sensetop": "on courtoff court", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **tennis/squash/basketball court**" }, { "text": "He won after only 52 minutes on court.", "contextForm": "on court" }, { "text": "The players are good friends off court and train together.", "contextForm": "off court" }, { "text": "Do you prefer playing tennis on grass courts or hard courts?" }, { "text": "He hopes to repeat his success on the grass courts of Wimbledon." }, { "text": "He was a real gentleman both on and off court and a delight to play." }, { "text": "Off court she is just as aggressive as she is on the court." }, { "text": "She is a good player on hard courts." }, { "text": "The players have been on court for an hour." }, { "text": "an indoor volleyball court" } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["basketball", "squash", "tennis"], "preposition": ["off (the) court", "on (the) court"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the official place where kings and queens live", "sensetop": "at court", "examples": [ { "text": "the court of Queen Victoria" }, { "text": "He was presented to the queen at court.", "contextForm": "at court" }, { "text": "life at the court of Charles I" }, { "text": "life at court" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["imperial", "royal"], "court + noun": ["circles", "jester"], "preposition": ["at (a/the) court"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the king or queen, their family, and the people who work for them and/or give advice to them", "examples": [ { "text": "The painting shows the emperor with his court." }, { "text": "Mozart quickly became a favourite in court circles." }, { "text": "a member of the imperial court of Kyoto" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["imperial", "royal"], "court + noun": ["circles", "jester"], "preposition": ["at (a/the) court"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc.", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "used in the names of blocks of flats or apartment buildings, or of some short streets; (in the UK) used in the names of some large houses", "examples": [ { "text": "The building is situated in a medieval court at the top of Edinburgh's royal mile." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a large open section of a building, often with a glass roof", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "it is your/somebody’s responsibility to take action next", "examples": [ { "text": "They've offered me the job, so the ball's in my court now." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to entertain people by telling them interesting or funny things", "examples": [ { "text": "I met Giles holding court with some tourists in a cafe." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "All his attempts at explanation were simply laughed out of court." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to treat somebody with great respect in order to gain favour with them", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say that something is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial", "examples": [ { "text": "The charges were thrown out of court." }, { "text": "Well that's my theory ruled out of court." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kɔːt/", "audio": "co/court/court__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kɔːrt/", "audio": "co/court/court__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer. Compare with cohort." }