court session
Tribunal in session
A court session is a period during which a court is actively conducting business—hearing cases, receiving testimony, or issuing rulings.
Sessions may last hours or days, with breaks between them: The judge called a recess and resumed the court session after lunch.
A court's session schedule determines when legal proceedings can occur.
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- proceedingAct of going forward
- opening statementsInitial courtroom presentations
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
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- court termsjudge, judges, trial, trials, jury
- legal proceedingstrial, verdict, lawsuit, testimony, plea
- gatheringsgathering, gatherings, parties, party, reunion
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- assembliesdelegates, gathering, Roman Senate, general assembly, debates
court sessionrecess
Pause in activity
court recess · adjournment · break · intermission · continuance
court sessionout-of-court settlement
Resolution bypassing formal litigation
mediation · arbitration · backroom deal · plea bargaining · sidebar
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