Court
To dream that you are in court standing up for charges against you, signifies your struggle with issues of fear and guilt.
A situation or circumstance in your life is giving your much distress and worry. You may feel that you are being judged in some way.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: court, tribunal, judicature]
- 2: a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" [syn: court, courtroom]
- 3: the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state [syn: court, royal court]
- 4: a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"
- 5: Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) [syn: Court, Margaret Court]
- 6: the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince [syn: court, royal court]
- 7: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court, court]
- 8: a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws [syn: court, lawcourt, court of law, court of justice]
- 9: the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
- 10: an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: court, courtyard]
- 11: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" [syn: court, homage]
- v. 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: woo, court, romance, solicit]
- 2: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: woo, court]
- 3: engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"