court of law

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court of law

noun courts of law · law court

  1. A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes.

    Similar: court of justice

  2. archaic A court which was empowered to decide questions of law and award monetary damages, but could not provide equitable relief, which was reserved for a court of equity.

    Similar: court of justice, court of law, court, judicatory, tribunal

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noun court presided over by a judge

Españoltribunal de justicia
한국어법원 beobwon, 재판소 jaepanso
日本語裁判所 saibansho
中文法庭 fǎtíng
हिन्दीअदालत adālat
Portuguêstribunal
Françaistribunal, cour de justice
DeutschGericht, Gerichtshof
Ελληνικάδικαστήριο dikastírio
Românătribunal, curte de judecată, judecătorie
Русскийсуд sud, трибуна́л tribunál
Tiếng Việttoà án
العربيةمَحْكَمَة maḥkama, عَدْلِيَّة ʕadliyya
עבריתבֵּית־מִשְׁפָּט beit-mishpát

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@misc{court_of_law_2026,
  title = {court of law},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/court%20of%20law},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}