Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

court of law

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
court of law
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes.

noun

A court which was empowered to decide questions of law and award monetary damages, but could not provide equitable relief, which was reserved for a court of equity.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

courts of law (plural) law court (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

courthouse

Synonyms

court of justice court of law court judicatory tribunal lawcourt law court

Questions

What does court of law mean?
A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes.

How to pronounce court of law

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