Definition of "court" []

• An extent of open ground partially or completely enclosed by walls or buildings; a courtyard. (noun)
• A short street, especially a wide alley walled by buildings on three sides. (noun)
• A large open section of a building, often with a glass roof or skylight. (noun)
• A large building, such as a mansion, standing in a courtyard. (noun)
• The place of residence of a sovereign or dignitary; a royal mansion or palace. (noun)

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• "The court next higher than a justice's court, is a court held in each county, generally called a _county court_, or _court of common pleas_."
• "Undoubtedly, upon a writ of error to a State court, unless the record shows a case that gives jurisdiction, the case must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction in _this court_."
• "There is a court for the trial of persons guilty of disturbing the peace, and of such other minor offenses as are usually punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, called _police court_."