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LAWCOURT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lawcourt mean?
• LAWCOURT (noun)
The noun LAWCOURT has 1 sense:
1. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
Familiarity information: LAWCOURT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
court; court of justice; court of law; law court; lawcourt
Hypernyms ("lawcourt" is a kind of...):
court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
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