court of justice
Where trials happen
A court of justice is a tribunal where legal cases are heard and decided—essentially a synonym for court of law.
The phrase emphasizes the institution's purpose of administering justice rather than merely applying rules: The matter will be settled in a court of justice.
The term appears more often in formal or historical contexts than in everyday speech.
- judicatureSystem of courts
- benchShared seating surface
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- fair trialImpartial judicial proceeding
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
jurist · magistrate · legal · rule of law · rulings · judgment · jurisprudence · case law · criminal trial · plea bargain · civil procedure · legal proceedings · legal remedies · dispute resolution · legal counsel · gavel · judiciary · defendant
- courtsmagistrates, tribunals
court of justicelynch mob
Crowd executing without trial
mob justice · vigilante justice · kangaroo court · arbitration · mediation
court of justicekangaroo court
Illegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
show trial · star chamber · inquisition · lynch mob · summary execution
court of justicedictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
tyranny · martial law · summary execution · lawlessness · anarchy
court, justice, courts, courted, courting, courtly, courtier, courtiers, courtesy