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:''For the court as the seat of a royal person see [[royal court]]''.

:''For the court as the seat of a royal person see [[royal court]]''.

:''For the court as a space inside a building, see [[courtyard]]''.

:''For the court as a space inside a building, see [[courtyard]]''.

A '''court''', in [[law]], is a part of the [[government]] in which people come together to decide how to apply the country's laws to a specific situation, especially when there is an argument over how to apply the law. Some disagreements a court may decide are whether a person is [[guilty]] of a [[crime]], who is the [[legal]] owner of property, or who the [[child]]ren of two [[divorce]]d [[parent]]s should live with. The system of courts that interprets and applies the law is commonly known as the [[judiciary]]. A court is usually located in a special building called a [[courthouse]].

A '''court''' in a [[law]], is a part of the [[government]] in which people come together to decide how to apply the country's laws to a specific situation, especially when there is an argument over how to apply the law. Some disagreements a court may decide are whether a person is [[guilty]] of a [[crime]], who is the [[legal]] owner of property, or who the [[child]]ren of two [[divorce]]d [[parent]]s should live with. The system of courts that interprets and applies the law is commonly known as the [[judiciary]]. A court is usually located in a special building called a [[courthouse]].

Most countries have multiple courts to deal with different issues.  For example, [[civil law|civil]] courts deal with private disputes between people or organizations, while [[criminal law|criminal]] courts deal with people who have been accused of crimes.

Most countries have multiple courts to deal with different issues.  For example, [[civil law|civil]] courts deal with private disputes between people or organizations, while [[criminal law|criminal]] courts deal with people who have been accused of crimes.

File:Supreme Administrative Court of Finland 20180915 125125.jpg|A courtroom of the [[Supreme Administrative Court of Finland]]

File:Supreme Administrative Court of Finland 20180915 125125.jpg|A courtroom of the [[Supreme Administrative Court of Finland]]

File:Une des salles de réunion de la Cour permanente d'arbitrage.jpg|A courtroom of the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]]

File:Une des salles de réunion de la Cour permanente d'arbitrage.jpg|A courtroom of the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] of the [[United Nations]].

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