high
This is the highest court in the land.

appeal, civil, crown, high, juvenile, magistrates, military
They took their case to the appeal court.

supreme | county, federal, etc. | European, French, etc.

go to, take sb/sth to
We are prepared to go to court to get our compensation. | Their neighbours took them to court.

come to, get to, go to
The case should not be allowed to go to court.

bring sth to
There wasn''t enough evidence to bring the case to court.

settle sth out of
The dispute was settled out of court.

appear before, appear in, attend
She is too young to appear before the court. | He will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder.

preside over
The court was presided over by Judge Owen.

hear sth
The court heard how the mother had beaten the 11-year-old boy.

acquit sb, clear sb
The court acquitted Reece of the murder of his wife.

dismiss sth, quash sth
The court dismissed the appeal. | The guilty verdict was quashed by the appeal court.

uphold sth
The court upheld the plaintiff''s claim of unfair dismissal.

hold sth, order sth, rule sth
The court held that she was entitled to receive compensation.

action, case, ,proceedings | hearing, trial | injunction, order, summons
She tried to get a court order to prevent him from coming near her. | He received a court summons for non-payment of tax.

decision, ruling | appearance
Divorce no longer requires a court appearance.

battle
They could now face a court battle for compensation.

bailiff, clerk, judge, official, registrar, staff, usher
She was appointed a high court judge in 1998.

procedure, process | system | building

at ~
He was found guilty at Swindon Crown Court.

before a/the ~
The case is now before the court.

in ~
Relatives of the dead girl were in court.

contempt of court
He was charged with contempt of court after shouting at a witness.

a court of appeal
The case will be heard by the court of appeal next month.

a court of law
I don''t think that argument would stand up in a court of law.

a ward of court
The child was made a ward of court when her parents were jailed.

basketball, squash, tennis, etc. | clay, grass, hard
Do you prefer playing tennis on grass courts or hard courts?

off (the) ~
Off court she is just as aggressive as she is on the court.

on (the) ~
The players have been on court for an hour.

royal

circles
Mozart quickly became a favourite in court circles.

at (a/the) ~
life at the court of Charles I | life at court

assiduously
He spent three months assiduously courting a newspaper editor.