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court

court [Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort- cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a : an official assembly for the administration of justice : a unit of the judicial branch of government [the judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior s as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish "U.S. Constitution art. III"] see also the Judicial System in the back matter b : a session of such a court c usu cap : the Supreme Court of the United States 2 : a place (as a building, hall, or room) for the administration of justice [order in the ] 3 : a judge or judges acting in official capacity [an issue to be decided by the ] [the may neither preside at nor attend the meeting of creditors "J. H. Williamson"] 4 usu cap : a legislative body [the General Court of Massachusetts] 5 : a body (as the International Court of Justice) exercising judicial powers over its members or the memb...


curtilage

curtilage [Anglo-French curtillage enclosed land belonging to a house, kitchen garden, from Old French cortillage kitchen garden, from cortil garden, ultimately from Latin cohort- cohors farmyard] : the area surrounding and associated with a home NOTE: The curtilage of a house is included in the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures. ...


Farmyard

The yard or inclosure attached to a barn or the space inclosed by the farm buildings...


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