Definitions for courts
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1. COURTS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Courts is ranked #17586 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Courts surname appeared 1,598 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Courts.
   
   64.7% or 1,034 total occurrences were White.
   29.1% or 465 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 19 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'courts' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1705

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'courts' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3723

How to pronounce courts?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say courts in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of courts in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of courts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of courts in a Sentence

1. Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist 22:

   Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.

2. Bertrand Russell:

   It is obvious that 'obscenity' is not a term capable of exact legal definition in the practice of the Courts, it means 'anything that shocks the magistrate.'

3. Richard Olney, a lawyer for the Boston & Maine and Attorney General under Grover Cleveland, advising a railroad president:

   The [Interstate Commerce] commission, as its functions have now been limited by the courts is, or can be made, of great use to the railroads. It satisfies the public clamor for a government supervision of railroads, at the same time that that supervision is almost entirely nominal.

4. Mimi Tsankov:

   The immigration courts are in crisis and the time for small measures is over. The US immigration court backlog can only be fixed by removing the immigration courts from the U.S. Department of Justice and creating an independent immigration court, dOJ has prioritized its law enforcement functions over the immigration courts. The result is bad management, under-budgeting, and a gigantic and growing case backlog.

5. Gretchen Whitmer:

   Michigan is heartbroken by the loss of Officer Courts. Officer Courts was a dedicated public servant and proud Detroiter. Yesterday, Officer Courts made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

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