courts
Judicial bodies or playing areas
Courts are places where legal cases are heard and decided—a judge's domain.
The word extends to the building itself, the session in progress, and the judges collectively: The court ruled in her favor.
A court is also a defined playing area for sports like tennis or basketball.
To court someone is to pursue romantically or to seek favor: courting investors, courting disaster.
A royal court is the sovereign's household and attendants.
Legal proceeding overseers
- justiceFair treatment under law
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
- benchShared seating surface
magistrate · gavel · plaintiff · defendant · prosecution · defense · testimony · evidence
Racquet sport over net
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
- volleyballCourt game over net
- squashFlatten by pressure
pickleball · netball · baseline · net · backboard · hoops · hardwood · sideline
Hereditary supreme ruler
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- palaceMonarch's official residence
nobility · attendants · chamberlain · sovereign · regent · coronation · majesty · entourage
Romantic pursuit of another
- romanceLove and its excitement
- suitorOne who seeks affection
- admirerOne who esteems another
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
pursuit · seduction · betrothal · engagement · affection · devotion · beloved · serenade
Church governing assembly
- bishopsHigh-ranking clergy members
- eldersSenior community members
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- canonAccepted authoritative works
discipline · hierarchy · congregation · papacy · consistory · appellate · governance · polity
judges
Legal proceeding overseers
bench · magistrate · gavel · plaintiff · defendant · prosecution · defense · testimony · evidence · docket
tennis
Racquet sport over net
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
- volleyballCourt game over net
squash · pickleball · netball · baseline · net · backboard · hoops · hardwood · sideline · doubles
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
palace · nobility · attendants · chamberlain · sovereign · regent · coronation · majesty · entourage · retinue
wooing
Romantic pursuit of another
flirtation · pursuit · seduction · betrothal · engagement · affection · devotion · beloved · serenade · proposal
synod
Church governing assembly
- bishopsHigh-ranking clergy members
- eldersSenior community members
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
canon · discipline · hierarchy · congregation · papacy · consistory · appellate · governance · polity · laity
- civilization elementsart, music, literature, language, religion
- justicetrials, retributive justice, gavel, blind justice, judges
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- gym featuresgym floor, locker rooms, lockers, bleachers, scoreboards
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
courtslegislatures
Bodies that make laws
parliament · Congress · executive branch · administration · cabinet
courtsmediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
arbitration · negotiation · vigilantism · informal settlement · settlement
- 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, courtesy, courtyard, courtship, courting, courthouse, court baron, supreme court, courtly