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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGericht
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈʁɪçt
"Der Zeuge sagte vor Gericht aus."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
"The suspect will appear in court tomorrow morning." - 2
A quadrangular area marked out for ball games such as tennis, basketball, or badminton.
"They stepped onto the tennis court for the final match."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin cohors meaning 'enclosure' or 'yard', entering Old French as cort and subsequently Middle English as court. Over centuries, the meaning expanded from the royal household or courtyard of a monarch to judicial tribunals and athletic playing surfaces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Court" is said worldwide
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cour
Transliteration: koor
"L'affaire sera jugée au tribunal."
Gericht
Transliteration: ɡəˈʁɪçt
"Der Zeuge sagte vor Gericht aus."
corte
Transliteration: ˈkɔrte
"La partita si gioca in campo."
corte
Transliteration: ˈkoɾte
"El juez dictó sentencia en la corte."
tribunal
Transliteration: tɾibuˈnal
"Eles compareceram perante o tribunal."
अदालत
Transliteration: adalat
"मामला अदालत में विचाराधीन है।"
法庭
Transliteration: fǎ tíng
"嫌疑人被带上了法庭。"
법정
Transliteration: beop-jeong
"그는 법정에 출두했다."
法廷
Transliteration: hōtei
"裁判官が法廷に入ってきた。"
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