courtyard
Webster Dictionary
a court or inclosure attached to a house
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sergeant
Webster Dictionary
formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders. He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their commands, and another attends the Court Chancery
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mary mccauley
(McCauley, Mary McCauley, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, Molly Pitcher)
Princeton's WordNet
heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
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molly pitcher
(McCauley, Mary McCauley, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, Molly Pitcher)
Princeton's WordNet
heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
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mccauley
(McCauley, Mary McCauley, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, Molly Pitcher)
Princeton's WordNet
heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
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mary ludwig hays mccauley
(McCauley, Mary McCauley, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, Molly Pitcher)
Princeton's WordNet
heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832)
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tribunal
Webster Dictionary
hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom
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house
Webster Dictionary
to take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle
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contumacy
(contumacy)
Princeton's WordNet
willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
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obstruction of justice
(obstruction of justice)
Princeton's WordNet
impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court
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base-court
Webster Dictionary
the secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle
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detention home
(ɪˈtɛn ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a house of correction or detention for juvenile offenders, usu. under the supervision of a juvenile court.
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supreme court
(əˈprim, -ˈpreɪm, sʊ-;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(l.c.) the highest court of a state or, in some states, a court of general jurisdiction subordinate to an appeals court.
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trailer camp
(ˈtreɪ lər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an area where house trailers may be parked, usu. having running water, electrical outlets, etc. Also called trailer court, trailer park.
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appearance
Webster Dictionary
the coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction
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judicial review
(judicial review)
Princeton's WordNet
review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court
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appeal
(appeal)
Princeton's WordNet
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
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courtship
Webster Dictionary
court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse
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hall
Webster Dictionary
a name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion house
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bank
Webster Dictionary
the regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at Nisi Prius, or a court held for jury trials. See Banc
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at
Webster Dictionary
primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at
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hustings
Webster Dictionary
a court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant
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writ of error
(ˈraɪ tɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a writ issued by an appellate court directing the court of record to send a trial record to the appellate court to be examined for possible errors.
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chalet
(chalet)
Princeton's WordNet
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
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ways and means committee
(Ways and Means Committee)
Princeton's WordNet
a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue
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reichsrath
Webster Dictionary
the parliament of Austria (exclusive of Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of Representatives
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guesthouse
(guesthouse)
Princeton's WordNet
a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
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houses of parliament
(Houses of Parliament)
Princeton's WordNet
the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
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rent collector
(rent collector)
Princeton's WordNet
a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner
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front yard
(front yard)
Princeton's WordNet
the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street
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