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Supreme court of Canada

For the court as the seat of a royal person see royal court.

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 children of two divorced parents should live with. A court is usually in a special building called a courthouse. view more...