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COURT Synonyms

There are 41 synonyms of the word court. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word court. (close relations)

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tribunal
nounn
noun

• an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

adjudicate
verbv
verb

• put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

• bring to an end; settle conclusively

attorney
nounn
noun

• a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

bench
nounn
noun

• a long seat for more than one person

• the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively

• a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

• persons who administer justice

• a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

• the reserve players on a team

• (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom

verb

• take out of a game; of players

• exhibit on a bench

• To lift a weight using a bench press

• To exercise using a bench press

case
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an occurrence of something

• a special set of circumstances

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• the actual state of things

• a portable container for carrying several objects

• a person requiring professional services

• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

• a problem requiring investigation

• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

• the quantity contained in a case

• nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

• a specific state of mind that is temporary

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• a specific size and style of type within a type family

• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

• the housing or outer covering of something

• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

• (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

verb

• look over, usually with the intention to rob

• enclose in, or as if in, a case

criminal
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

decree
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

verb

• issue a decree

• decide with authority

defendant
nounn
noun

• a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

forum
nounn
noun

• a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

• a public facility to meet for open discussion

hearing
nounn
adjective

• able to perceive sound

noun

• (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

• an opportunity to state your case and be heard

• the range within which a voice can be heard

• the act of hearing attentively

• a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken

• the ability to hear; the auditory faculty

judge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

• an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

verb

• determine the result of (a competition)

• form a critical opinion of

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• pronounce judgment on

• put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

judiciary
nounn
noun

• persons who administer justice

• the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

justice
nounn
noun

• the quality of being just or fair

• the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

• judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

justiciar
nounn
noun

• formerly a high judicial officer

law
nounn
noun

• the collection of rules imposed by authority

• legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

• a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

• a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

• the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

• the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system

• the force of policemen and officers

lawsuit
nounn
noun

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

lawyer
nounn
noun

• a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

legal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

• of or relating to jurisprudence

• relating to or characteristic of the profession of law

adjective satellite

• having legal efficacy or force

• allowed by official rules

litigation
nounn
noun

• a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

litigator
nounn
noun

• (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation

Best Hypernyms For COURT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for court, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
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Phrases (3)
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