court of law

noun

1. a duly instituted organ of the government that administers justice, whether on the basis of legislation, previous court decisions, or other authoritative services.

2. a court administering the rules developed by such organs as distinguished from the rules and principles developed and administered in courts of equity.

Example Sentences

"They're tiny boats… If you really believe they were doing something wrong, those people should be arrested, tried in a court of law, convicted, and sentenced."

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"But only if it is before an independent and genuine court of law, not one that is clearly under the orders of the executive branch in Gabon," he told AFP.

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Now, as Greenblatt told him no judge in any court of law would side with his decision to side-pocket what was clearly a tradable security, whatever feelings Mike Burry had for him vanished.

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Lynching’s grotesque aim is only partly punishment, the arrogance of judgment not determined by a court of law against a claimed transgressor.

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Nigeria's Supreme Court has in the past ruled that blasphemy allegations must be proven in a court of law.

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