Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
court of law
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A court of law will handle this.
▪ He dreamed that he stood in a court of law, charged with some wrongdoing and sentenced to make reparations.
▪ Managing directors and union officers are powerful within their own organizations, but far less powerful in a court of law.
▪ Now Lord Lane has used the forum of a court of law in order to make his contribution to this political debate.
▪ These contexts would include a formal job Interview, meeting an important person, and standing before a court of law.
▪ You're not in a court of law.
Wiktionary
court of law
alt. 1 A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes. 2 (context archaic English) A court which was empowered to decide questions of law and award monetary damages, but could not provide equitable relief, which was reserved for a court of equity. n. 1 A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes. 2 (context archaic English) A court which was empowered to decide questions of law and award monetary damages, but could not provide equitable relief, which was reserved for a court of equity.
Usage examples of "court of law".
I know it wouldn't stand up in a court of law, but that doesn't change what I know.