a place where law cases are judged:
• When a doctor is proved to have lied in a court of law, it is a matter of the utmost seriousness.
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court of law UK US noun [C] (plural courts of law) (also law court)
► LAW a place where trials and legal cases are decided, or the group of people who deal with legal cases there: »
This matter will need to be decided by a court of law.
Financial and business terms. 2012.