What does COURT mean?

noun

1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
2. a room in which a lawcourt sits“television cameras were admitted in the courtroom”
3. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
4. a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played“players had to reserve a court in advance”
5. the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
6. a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
7. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
8. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman“the king will visit the duke's court”