court of law

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ˌcourt of ˈlaw (also law court) noun (plural courts of law) [countable]  SCTa place where law cases are judged 法院，法庭 SYN court

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court of law• These contexts would include a formal job Interview, meeting an important person, and standing before a court of law.• You're not in a court of law.• Managing directors and union officers are powerful within their own organizations, but far less powerful in a court of law.• He dreamed that he stood in a court of law, charged with some wrongdoing and sentenced to make reparations.• Now Lord Lane has used the forum of a court of law in order to make his contribution to this political debate.• A court of law will handle this.From Longman Business Dictionarycourt of lawˌcourt of ˈlaw (also law court) noun [countable]LAW a place where law cases are judgedWhen a doctor is proved to have lied in a court of law, it is a matter of the utmost seriousness.

ˌcourt of ˈlaw nounChineseSyllable  

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court of law
ˌcourt of ˈlaw (also law court) noun (plural courts of law) [countable]
a place where law cases are judged
   SYN  court

court of lawBrE /ˌkɔːt əv ˈlɔː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɔːrt əv ˈlɔː/ 🔊 noun (

plural

courts of law) (formal) (also law court) a room or building where legal cases are judged 法庭；法院

• All these words can be used to refer to a place where legal trials take place. Court and (formal) court of law usually refer to the actual room where cases are judged. Courtroom is also used for this. Law court (BrE) is more often used to refer to the building. 以上各词均可指法庭或法院。court 和 court of law（正式说法）通常指法庭、审判室，courtroom 亦用于此义。law court（英式英语）多指法院这座建筑物：◆The prison is opposite the law court. 监狱在法院对面。 Courthouse is used for this in NAmE. 美式英语用 courthouse 表达此义。