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# court

noun (a court, courts); verb (court, courts, courted, courting — old or formal)

«court» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A place where a judge decides legal cases; also the judge and people there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#m1)
2. An area marked out for some sports, such as tennis, netball or basketball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#m2)
3. The home of a king or queen and the people around them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#m3)
4. (verb, old) To try to win someone's love. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#m4)
5. (verb) To try to get something: "court danger". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#m5)

### In the lessons

In social studies and stories: the thief went to court. In PE: the netball court, tennis court. In fairy tales: the king's court. Phrases: go to court, take someone to court, court case, out of court, on court.

### Examples

- The man had to go to court for stealing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x1)
- We played tennis on the school court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x2)
- The judge spoke to the court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x3)
- The king's court was full of knights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x4)
- A basketball court has two hoops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x5)
- They settled the argument out of court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x6)
- Riding without a helmet is courting danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x7)
- But he soon returned to Court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Sport: "on court"; law: "in court". Related: courtyard, courtroom. In maths, a tennis court's size gives area and perimeter problems.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah the court is the open yard around the Tabernacle, fenced by linen hangings on pillars. In the Prophets it also means the courts of the Temple, including the inner court, and the court of the guard, a prison yard.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees the court as the outer ring of holiness around the Tabernacle, where the altar stood and where the people brought their offerings. Later the Temple courtyards were counted in degrees of holiness. Ezekiel's rules for priests in the inner court are read as keeping that holiness.

### Examples

- All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.38.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/court/#x1)
- the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords; (Torah EXO.35.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/court/#x2)
- And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/court/#x3)
- Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. (Prophets JER.37.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/court/#x4)
- Now the temple, and the inner place, and the porches of the court, (Prophets EZK.41.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/court/#x5)
- Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. (Prophets EZK.44.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/court/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Sport: "on court"; law: "in court". Related: courtyard, courtroom. In maths, a tennis court's size gives area and perimeter problems.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «court» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/court/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«court» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/court.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «court» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/court/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«court» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/court.html) on Mova free.