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DictionaryRoot: cohors
Latin

cohors

an enclosure or a company of people

Forms

  • cohors
  • cohort- — The longer form used before Latin endings.

Origin

Traditionally associated with a space enclosed around a yard.

Note

An enclosed group or company developed into a military unit and other organized bodies.

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noun

court

KORT/kɔːrt/

An official body that hears and decides legal cases.

The court hears arguments from both sides before reaching a decision.

A compact modern courtroom with a robed judge on a raised bench, a witness in the adjacent witness box, and an attorney standing before them.
Etymology
courtLatinan enclosure or a company of people

An enclosed yard gave its name to the people assembled there, then to a sovereign's assembly. Because rulers oversaw judicial assemblies, court also came to mean the place where justice is administered.

In context

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two jurors appeared tearful after coming back to court after six hours of deliberations
CHICAGO DUDES REACTION TO Man So Dangerous He Killed Love Rival & Drowned His Body In Acid

More examples

  • The case went to a higher court.
  • She testified in court yesterday.
  • Two courts reached different conclusions.

Forms

court · courts

Similar words

tribunal
Often a specialized body with a limited area of authority.
judiciary
Judiciary names the judicial system or its judges rather than one tribunal.