court's
Belonging to judiciary
Court's is the possessive form of court.
A court's jurisdiction determines what cases it can hear.
A court's ruling carries legal authority.
The word appears constantly in legal writing: The court's decision was unanimous.
In other contexts, it can refer to a royal court's customs or a tennis court's surface.
Formal legal determination
- decisionSettled course of action
- verdictOfficial court decision
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- judge'sOf the court's arbiter
order · opinion · judgment · authority · docket · chambers · clerk's · bailiff's
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarch'sOf a reigning ruler
- palace'sRoyal dwelling's possessive
- sovereign'sOf a monarch
- noblesPrivileged by birth
herald's · regalia · coronation · dynasty's · majesty's · crown's · scepter · attendants
Standard for comparison
- net'sBelonging to openwork fabric
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- boundariesLines marking separation
- sidelinesField boundary lines
service · lines · dimensions · markings · center · foul · clay · grass
Water-spouting structure
- garden'sBelonging to cultivated plot
- cobblestonesRounded paving stones
- archwaysCurved overhead passages
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
pavilion · benches · plaza's · enclosure · walls · gates · walkways · plantings
Of a romantic pursuer
- beloved'sOf one deeply loved
- affectionsFeelings of tender attachment
- attentionsActs of romantic interest
- pursuitAct of chasing something
intentions · favor · devotion · romantic · advances · charms · flattery · gestures
ruling
Formal legal determination
- decisionSettled course of action
- verdictOfficial court decision
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
judge's · order · opinion · judgment · authority · docket · chambers · clerk's · bailiff's · gavel
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarch'sOf a reigning ruler
- palace'sRoyal dwelling's possessive
- sovereign'sOf a monarch
nobles · herald's · regalia · coronation · dynasty's · majesty's · crown's · scepter · attendants · advisors
baseline
Standard for comparison
- net'sBelonging to openwork fabric
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- boundariesLines marking separation
sidelines · service · lines · dimensions · markings · center · foul · clay · grass · players
fountain
Water-spouting structure
- garden'sBelonging to cultivated plot
- cobblestonesRounded paving stones
- archwaysCurved overhead passages
colonnade · pavilion · benches · plaza's · enclosure · walls · gates · walkways · plantings · stonework
suitor's
Of a romantic pursuer
- beloved'sOf one deeply loved
- affectionsFeelings of tender attachment
- attentionsActs of romantic interest
pursuit · intentions · favor · devotion · romantic · advances · charms · flattery · gestures · proposal
court'sdefendant's
Relating to person charged
accused's · plaintiff's · respondent's · petitioner's · prisoner's
court'slegislature's
Of a lawmaking body
parliament's · executive's · president's · governor's · administration's
court'speasant's
Belonging to agricultural laborer
commoner's · villager's · mob's · subject's · servant's
- food courtCommunal mall dining area
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- tennis courtNet-bisected playing rectangle
- in courtDuring legal proceedings
- basketball courtRectangular hoops playing surface
- courtroom testimonySworn statements in trial
court, courts, courtyard, courtship, courting, courthouse, courtly, courtroom, courted