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law court
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
law court
(noun)
law court
noun
plural
law courts
law court
noun
plural
law courts
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAW COURT
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a court of law
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court
1c
a decision handed down by a
law court
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a building or room where legal decisions are made
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court
1b
I have to appear in
law court
next week.
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