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courts

  • plural
    of court.
    court
  • present tense form
    of court (3rd person singular).
    court

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In practice, its ability to impose its will is circumscribed by deference to provincial and indigenous prerogatives, often enforced by courts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at UC Berkeley Law, said data centers will argue they fit the definition — and then it will be up to the courts to decide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The act's most controversial element - offering immunity from prosecution to suspects who cooperated with an information recovery body - was disapplied after being found by the courts to be unlawful.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Many courts haven’t spent much time thinking about prediction markets yet, court staff say, but at least a handful are beginning to address the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

This simply conformed to the practice of the courts.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton