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- noun Plural form of
court . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
court .
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Examples
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These are courts of the lowest grade, and are called _justices 'courts_, being held by justices of the peace who are, in most of the states, elected by the people of the several towns.
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The quality of legal argument and analysis in American courts, in particular state supreme courts, is often quite poor on issues of private law that the readers of this blog are likely to think arcane or technical.
Balkinization 2007
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The quality of legal argument and analysis in American courts, in particular state supreme courts, is often quite poor on issues of private law that the readers of this blog are likely to think arcane or technical.
Balkinization 2007
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An earlier draft PDF of the legislation would have allowed the Justice Department to order any "interactive computer service" -- a phrase courts have interpreted to mean any Web site -- to block access to the suspected pirate site.
CNET News.com 2011
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It examines how easy access to the courts is a hallmark of American freedom.
A Pilot and a Lawyer, He Helped Chart Aviation Tort Law Stephen Miller 2010
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If any Judge on the courts is a racist, this woman is.
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I think relying on the courts is the best shot the Republicans have.
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Stephen Lathrop: I think relying on the courts is the best shot the Republicans have.
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The current case before the courts is the civil leg of the strategy brought by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Setting aside for the moment that a political movement attempting to avoid the democratic process by legislating through the courts is an assault on our constitutional system, is it truly an illusion that one can avoid the necessary compromises of politics by legislating through the courts?
Balkinization 2007
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