Meaning

2 senses
  1. A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes.

    Gericht, Gerichtshof

    судsud, трибуна́лtribunál

    судsud, трибуна́лtrybunál

  2. (archaic)A court which was empowered to decide questions of law and award monetary damages, but could not provide equitable relief, which was reserved for a court of equity.

More definitions
  • a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Anything you say may be held against you in a court of law.

    deAlles, was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht gegen Sie verwendet werden.

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  2. Anything you say may be used against you in a court of law.

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  3. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

    deAlles, was Sie sagen, kann und wird vor Gericht gegen Sie verwendet werden.

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  4. Tom was ordered to go to the court of law.

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  5. Tom is innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: courts of law

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcourthouse

See also

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