(law, uncountable) Open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body, typically punishable by such sanctions as a fine or incarceration.

plural of national court

plural of superior court

A court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases in the lowest hierarchy of a judiciary in a common law system.

real tennis

plural of court plaster

sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerine

plural of court-leet

(UK, law, historical) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet.

plural of court-leet