| adjourn |
to stop the process of a formal meeting or court session, often with the intention of starting again at another time. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| appeal |
a request that a higher court hear a case. An appeal is made after one has lost a case in a lower court. [2/6 definitions] |
| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| bail1 |
money left with a court to make sure that a person who is set free after arrest will return for trial. [1/3 definitions] |
| basketball |
a game played on a court by two teams of five players each. Points are scored by shooting the ball through a high metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. [1/2 definitions] |
| case1 |
a charge or complaint against someone that is investigated in a court of law; a lawsuit. [1/5 definitions] |
| center |
a player who is in a middle position on a playing field or court. [1/7 definitions] |
| chamber |
(plural) a judge's office, where people can discuss matters not to be heard in open court. [1/5 definitions] |
| civil service |
any branch of government that is not part of the legislature, court system, or the military. |
| counsel |
a lawyer or group of lawyers hired to give legal advice or to speak for one in court. [1/3 definitions] |
| defendant |
a person who is accused or sued in a court of law. |
| find |
to come to a decision in a court of law. [1/6 definitions] |
| foul line |
a line on a basketball court drawn fifteen feet from the backboard. A player may shoot freely from this line when the other team commits a foul. [1/2 definitions] |
| hearing |
a session in which arguments are presented, as in a court of law. [1/4 definitions] |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| jester |
someone hired to tell jokes in royal courts during the Middle Ages in Europe. Jesters often made fun of court life. |
| judge |
a person trained to hear and decide cases brought before a court of law. [2/6 definitions] |
| judicial |
decided in or coming from a court of law. [1/2 definitions] |
| jury |
a group of people called to a court of law who listen to the facts of a case and decide its outcome. [1/2 definitions] |
| justice |
a person whose job is to decide questions brought before a court; judge. [1/4 definitions] |