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LAWCOURT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
Synonyms:
court; court of justice; court of law; law court; lawcourt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lawcourt" is a kind of...):
court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)