CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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court of appeals in CommonParlance
- definition a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
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court of assize in CommonParlance
- definition the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
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court of assize and nisi prius in CommonParlance
- definition the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
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court of chancery in CommonParlance
- definition a court with jurisdiction in equity
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court of domestic relations in CommonParlance
- definition a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
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court of justice in CommonParlance
- definition a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
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court of law in CommonParlance
- definition a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
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court order in CommonParlance
- definition a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
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court plaster in CommonParlance
- definition a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds
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court tennis in CommonParlance
- definition an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
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court-martial in CommonParlance
- definition a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
- definition a trial that is conducted by a military court
- definition subject to trial by court-martial
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court-ordered in CommonParlance
- definition ordered by a court of law
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courteous in CommonParlance
- definition exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- definition characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
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courteously in CommonParlance
- definition in a polite manner
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courtesan in CommonParlance
- definition a woman who cohabits with an important man
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courtesy in CommonParlance
- definition a courteous or respectful or considerate act
- definition a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
- definition a courteous manner
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courthouse in CommonParlance
- definition a government building that houses the offices of a county government
- definition a building that houses judicial courts
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courtier in CommonParlance
- definition an attendant at the court of a sovereign
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courting in CommonParlance
- definition a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
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courtliness in CommonParlance
- definition elegance suggestive of a royal court
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courtly in CommonParlance
- definition refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
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courtly love in CommonParlance
- definition (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers
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courtroom in CommonParlance
- definition a room in which a law court sits
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courtship in CommonParlance
- definition a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
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courtyard in CommonParlance
- definition an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings