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prep.phr. (context legal English) Inside of a courthouse, for a legal trial.
Usage examples of "in court".
Though Angela, of course, made much public show of fealty and devotion to Richard, it was well-known in court circles that she despised him, and several courtiers and foreigners were bruited at one time or another to be her chosen bedmates, most notably Duque Tomaso del Monteleone, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Sorry to have to communicate with you in footnotes but I'm due in court in ten minutes.
You've been in court long enough, Songbird, and you're surely bright enough to know that Mikal has enemies in this world.
Because they knew their boss didn't really like for them to play that rough and if he became convinced that they had (whether in court or out), it would cost their jobs if not their necks.
He knew camps and soldiers and campaigns, and maybe a bit of how to maneuver in court intrigues.
Mary-Jacobine must undergo a rigorous training in Court etiquette, and Lady Strathcona had booked her into a class being conducted by a decayed Countess who would, for a substantial fee, explain these rites.
He struggled to keep the triumph from his voice-as he always did in court or at the debate podium.