ADJ
- high
- This is the highest court in the land
- appeal, civil, crown, high, juvenile, magistrates, military
- They took their case to the appeal court
- supreme
- county, federal, etc.
- European, French, etc.
VERB + COURT
- go to, take sb/sth to
- We are prepared to go to court to get our compensation. Their neighbours took them to court
- come to, get to, go to
- The case should not be allowed to go to court
- bring sth to
- There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court
- settle sth out of
- The dispute was settled out of court
- a court of appeal
- The case will be heard by the court of appeal next month
- a court of law
- I don't think that argument would stand up in a court of law
- a ward of court
- The child was made a ward of court when her parents were jailed
ADJ
- basketball, squash, tennis, etc.
- clay, grass, hard
- Do you prefer playing tennis on grass courts or hard courts?
PREP
- off (the) ~
- Off court she is just as aggressive as she is on the court
- on (the) ~
- The players have been on court for an hour
ADJ
- royal appear before, appear in, attend
- She is too young to appear before the court
COURT + NOUN
- circles
- Mozart quickly became a favourite in court circles
- preside over
- The court was presided over by Judge Owen. life at court He will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder
- action, case, proceedings
- hearing, trial
- injunction, order, summons
- She tried to get a court order to prevent him from coming near her. He received a court summons for non-payment of tax
- decision, ruling
- appearance
- Divorce no longer requires a court appearance
- battle
- They could now face a court battle for compensation
- bailiff, clerk, judge, official, registrar, staff, usher
- She was appointed a high court judge in 1998
- procedure, process
- system
- building
PREP
- at (a/the) ~
- life at the court of Charles I
- at ~
- He was found guilty at Swindon Crown Court
- before a/the ~
- The case is now before the court
- in ~
- Relatives of the dead girl were in court
COURT + VERB
- hear sth
- The court heard how the mother had beaten the 11-year-old boy
- acquit sb, clear sb
- The court acquitted Reece of the murder of his wife
- dismiss sth, quash sth
- The court dismissed the appeal. The guilty verdict was quashed by the appeal court
- uphold sth
- The court upheld the plaintiff's claim of unfair dismissal
- hold sth, order sth, rule sth
- The court held that she was entitled to receive compensation
PHRASES
- contempt of court
- He was charged with contempt of court after shouting at a witness