court [kɔːt]
noun
1 (Jur) tribunal (m); juzgado (m); corte (f); especially (LAm) (officers and/or public) tribunal (m)
he was brought before the court on a charge of theft fue procesado por robo; in open court en pleno tribunal; to rule sth out of court no admitir algo; to settle (a case) out of court llegar a un acuerdo las partes (sin ir a juicio); to take sb to court (over sth) llevar a algn a los tribunales or ante el tribunal (por algo)
intransitive verb
ser novios are you courting? ¿tienes novio?; they've been courting for three years llevan tres años de relaciones; a courting couple una pareja de novios
modifier
court action (n)
she was threatened with court action la amenazaron con llevarla a juicio; la amenazaron con presentar una demanda judicial contra ella
court card (n) especially (Britain) figura (f)
court circular (n) noticiario (m) de la corte
court of appeal (n) tribunal (m) de apelación
court of inquiry (n) comisión (f) de investigación
court of justice court of law (n) tribunal (m) de justicia
Court of Session (n) (Scot) Tribunal (m) Supremo de Escocia
court order (n) mandato (m) judicial
court shoe (n) (Britain) escarpín (m)