civil, criminal
She should seek damages through the civil courts.
The case will be tried before a criminal court.
The burden of proof is lower in a civil court than at a criminal hearing.

Appeals Court, circuit, district, federal, Supreme Court, trial (all in the US)
They took their case to the Appeals Court.

Appeal Court, Crown Court, High Court, magistrates' (all in England and Wales)
They took their case to the Appeal Court.
the High Court of Justice

sheriff (in Scotland)
higher, superior
The banks may decide to appeal to a higher court.
The case was appealed to a higher court. (AmE)

highest, supreme
This is the highest court in the country.

lower
juvenile
civilian, military
bankruptcy, divorce, family
They are likely to end up in the divorce court. (BrE)
They are likely to end up in divorce court. (AmE)

traffic (AmE)
small claims
county
international
European, French, etc.
ecclesiastical, Islamic, rabbinical, sharia
moot (= where law students train to become lawyers)
kangaroo (= an illegal court)

go to, take sb/sth to
We are prepared to go to court to get our compensation.
They took their employer 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.

tell
Will you please tell the court what happened on that morning?

ask, petition, urge
The company asked the court to overrule the tribunal's decision.

convince, persuade
We were trying to convince the court that the rules should be changed.

preside over
The court was presided over by Judge Owen.

adjourn
Court was adjourned for the weekend.

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.

convict sb, sentence sb
The court sentenced him to life in prison.

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

refuse sth
The Supreme Court refused to allow the appeal.

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

grant sth, issue sth, order sth
The court issued an injunction.

affirm sth, conclude sth, decide sth, declare sth, find sth, hold sth, reason sth, rule sth
The court held that she was entitled to receive compensation.

agree
A higher court agreed that the trial judge had been mistaken.

disagree
The company argued there was no case to answer, but the court disagreed.

bailiff, clerk, judge, official, registrar (BrE), staff, stenographer (esp. AmE), usher (BrE)
She was appointed a high court judge in 1998.

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.

date
Once a lawsuit is filed, a court date is set.

battle
They could now face a court battle for compensation.

procedure, process
costs
document, record
Court documents showing illegal transactions were released to the press.

system
building, house (usually courthouse)

at court
He should be tried at the International Court in the Hague.
He was found guilty at Swindon Crown Court.

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

in court
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 may be heard by a court of appeal next month.
the Court of Appeal (in England and Wales)
the Court of Appeals (in the US)

court of claims (in the US), court of inquiry (BrE), a court of law
I don't think that argument would stand up in a court of law.

a ward of court (BrE), a ward of the court (AmE)
The child was made a ward of (the) court when her parents were jailed.

basketball, squash, tennis, etc.
clay, grass, hard
She is a good player on hard courts.
He hopes to repeat his success on the grass courts of Wimbledon.

indoor
an indoor volleyball court

off (the) court
The players are good friends off court and train together.
He was a real gentleman both on and off court and a delight to play.

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

imperial, royal
a member of the imperial court of Kyoto

circles
Mozart quickly became well known in court circles.

jester
Like a court jester in a medieval palace, he tried to amuse his rulers.

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