law court

law court
▶ noun COURT, court of law/justice, tribunal.
Related Terms
judicial, juridical.

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law court UK US noun [countable] [singular law court plural law courts] ★
a place where legal cases are decided
Thesaurus: law courtshyponym

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law court,
a place where justice is administered; court of law.

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n. a court of law

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noun, pl ⋯ courts [count]
1 US : a court of law : ↑court 1c

a decision handed down by a law court

2 : a building or room where legal decisions are made : ↑court 1b

I have to appear in law court next week.

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ˈlaw court [law court law courts] noun (BrE)
= ↑court of law
 
Which Word?:
court / law court / court of law
All these words can be used to refer to a place where legal trials take place. Court and (formal) court of law usually refer to the actual room where cases are judged. Courtroom is also used for this. Law court (BrE) is more often used to refer to the building:

▪ The prison is opposite the law court.

Courthouse is used for this in NAmE.
 
Example Bank:

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He has a job as an interpreter in the law courts.


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