courts

• a court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
you can also refer to the judge and jury or magistrates as the court.
a court is also an area in which you play a game such as tennis, badminton, or squash.
the court of a king, queen, or emperor is the place where he or she lives and carries out ceremonial or administrative duties.
if one country courts another country, they make an effort to improve diplomatic relations between them.
if a man and a woman are courting, they are paying each other a lot of attention because they are planning to marry; an old-fashioned use.
to court something such as danger, sympathy, or publicity, means to act in a way that makes it likely to happen.
if someone is in court, they are in a court while a trial is taking place.
if you go to court or take someone to court, you take legal action against them.
when someone is at court, they are present at the king's or queen's residence.