Definition of "courtlike" []

• Resembling a court or some aspect of one. (adjective)

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• "Knowing the verdict ahead of time makes it seems, well, kangaroo courtlike."
• "I must work an interest in her, either through love or through fear; and who knows but I may yet reap the sweetest and best revenge for her former scorn? — that were indeed a masterpiece of courtlike art!"
• "These pluralistic trends were reflected in efforts to give the state Church of Norway more autonomy from political intervention and to establish more nonpolitical appellate institutions, independent courtlike agencies, similar to the present ombudsmen and the Insurance Court."