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  • plural of court.
  • present tense form of court (3rd person singular).

courts



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The proposed changes would make offences under the law arrestable, and allow courts to try defendants in their absence if they are overseas or unreachable.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

MI5 and its staff will not face contempt of court proceedings despite the spy agency admitting that its evidence to three courts was a lie, senior judges have ruled.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

At some level, not yet precisely defined by courts, candidates for federal office are entitled to an election process that affords them fundamental fairness under the Constitution and statutory law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The system then worked, with Alaska courts clarifying the ballot, Sen. Sullivan using the spoiler as an argument against Peltola in the campaign, and the media uncovering what had happened.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Despite the brutal, debilitating impact of these “collateral consequences” on the lives of those convicted of crimes, courts have generally declined to find that such sanctions are actually “punishment” for constitutional purposes.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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