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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
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− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French curt, court, from [[Latin]] cohort-, cohors enclosure, [[group]], retinue, cohort, from co- + -hort-, -hors (akin to hortus garden) — | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French curt, court, from [[Latin]] cohort-, cohors enclosure, [[group]], retinue, cohort, from co- + -hort-, -hors (akin to hortus garden) — |
− | The [[word]] comes from the French cour, an enclosed yard, which derives from the [[Latin]] form cortem, the accusative case of cohors, which again means an enclosed yard or the occupants of such a yard (from hortus = garden). The [[meaning]] of a judicial assembly is first attested in the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century], and derives from the earlier usage to designate a [[sovereign]] and his entourage, which met to [[adjudicate]] disputes in such an enclosed yard. The verb "to court", [[meaning]] to win favor, derives from the same source since people traveled to the sovereign's court to win his favor. | + | The [[word]] comes from the French cour, an enclosed yard, which derives from the [[Latin]] form cortem, the accusative case of cohors, which again means an enclosed yard or the occupants of such a yard (from hortus = garden). The [[meaning]] of a judicial assembly is first attested in the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century], and derives from the earlier usage to designate a [[sovereign]] and his entourage, which met to [[adjudicate]] disputes in such an enclosed yard. The verb "to court", [[meaning]] to win favor, derives from the same source since people traveled to the sovereign's court to win his favor. |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century] |
| + | *<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Law]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Law/TeaM '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 a : the [[Home|residence]] or establishment of a [[sovereign]] or similar dignitary | | *1 a : the [[Home|residence]] or establishment of a [[sovereign]] or similar dignitary |
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| Court facilities range from a simple farmhouse for a village court in a rural [[community]] to huge buildings housing dozens of courtrooms in large cities. | | Court facilities range from a simple farmhouse for a village court in a rural [[community]] to huge buildings housing dozens of courtrooms in large cities. |
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− | A court is a kind of deliberative assembly with special powers, called its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction jurisdiction], or jus dicere, to decide certain kinds of questions or petitions put to it. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blackstone William Blackstone's] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentaries_on_the_Laws_of_England Commentaries on the Laws of England], a court is constituted by a minimum of three parties, namely, the actor, reus, and judex, though, often, courts consist of additional attorneys, bailiffs, reporters, and perhaps a [[jury]]. | + | A court is a kind of deliberative assembly with special powers, called its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction jurisdiction], or jus dicere, to decide certain kinds of questions or petitions put to it. According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blackstone William Blackstone's] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentaries_on_the_Laws_of_England Commentaries on the Laws of England], a court is constituted by a minimum of three parties, namely, the actor, reus, and judex, though, often, courts consist of additional attorneys, bailiffs, reporters, and perhaps a [[jury]]. |
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− | The term "court" is often used to refer to the president of the court, also known as the "judge" or the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_(law) bench]", or the panel of such officials. For example, in the United States, and other common law jurisdictions, the term "court" (in the case of U.S. federal courts) by [[law]] is used to describe the judge himself or herself.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court] | + | The term "court" is often used to refer to the president of the court, also known as the "judge" or the "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_(law) bench]", or the panel of such officials. For example, in the United States, and other common law jurisdictions, the term "court" (in the case of U.S. federal courts) by [[law]] is used to describe the judge himself or herself.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court] |
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| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |
| In the United States, the legal authority of a court to take action is based on three pillars of power over the parties to the litigation: (1) Personal jurisdiction; (2) Subject matter jurisdiction; and (3) Venue. | | In the United States, the legal authority of a court to take action is based on three pillars of power over the parties to the litigation: (1) Personal jurisdiction; (2) Subject matter jurisdiction; and (3) Venue. |