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cou rt ma r|tial (court martials , court martialling , court martialled ) also court-martial The spellings court martialing and court martialed are used in American English; courts martial is also used as a plural form for the noun. 1 N‑VAR A court martial is a trial in a military court of a member of the armed forces who is charged with breaking a military law. □ [+ on ] He is due to face a court-martial on drugs charges. □  He was arrested, tried by court martial and shot.

2 VERB [usu passive] If a member of the armed forces is court martialled , he or she is tried in a military court. □ [be V -ed] I was court-martialled and sentenced to six months in a military prison.

Cou rt of Ap|pea l (Courts of Appeal ) in AM, usually use Court of Appeals N‑COUNT A Court of Appeal is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments. □  The case is being referred to the Court of Appeal.

cou rt of in|qui ry (courts of inquiry ) N‑COUNT A court of inquiry is a group of people who are officially appointed to investigate a serious accident or incident, or an official investigation into a serious accident or incident. [mainly BRIT ] □  The government has instituted a court of inquiry to look into the allegations.

cou rt of la w (courts of law ) N‑COUNT When you refer to a court of law , you are referring to a legal court, especially when talking about the evidence that might be given in a trial. □  We have a witness who would swear to it in a court of law.

court|room /kɔː ^r truːm/ (courtrooms ) N‑COUNT A courtroom is a room in which a legal court meets.

court|ship /kɔː ^r tʃ I p/ (courtships )

1 N‑VAR Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.

2 N‑UNCOUNT The courtship of male and female animals is their behaviour before they have sex. □  Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.

cou rt shoe (court shoes ) N‑COUNT Court shoes are women's shoes that do not cover the top part of the foot and are usually made of plain leather with no design. [BRIT ] in AM, use pumps

court|yard /kɔː ^r tjɑː ^r d/ (courtyards ) N‑COUNT A courtyard is an open area of ground which is surrounded by buildings or walls. □  They walked through the arch and into the cobbled courtyard.

cous|cous /kuː skuːs/ N‑UNCOUNT Couscous is a type of food that is made from crushed steamed wheat, or a dish consisting of this food served with a spicy stew. It is traditionally eaten in North Africa.

cous|in ◆◆◇ /kʌ z ^ə n/ (cousins )

1 N‑COUNT [oft with poss] Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt. □  My cousin Mark helped me. □  We are cousins.

2 → see also country cousin , second cousin

cou|ture /kuːtjʊə ^r , [AM ] -tʊ r/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Couture is the designing and making of expensive fashionable clothes, or the clothes themselves. [FORMAL ] □  …Christian Lacroix's first Paris couture collection.

cou|tu|ri|er /kuːtʊə rie I , [AM ] kuːtʊrie I / (couturiers ) N‑COUNT A couturier is a person who designs, makes, and sells expensive, fashionable clothes for women.

cove /koʊ v/ (coves ) N‑COUNT A cove is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards so that the sea is partly enclosed. □  …a hillside overlooking Fairview Cove.

cov|en /kʌ vən/ (covens ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A coven is a group of witches.

cov|enant /kʌ vənənt/ (covenants )

1 N‑COUNT A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law. □  …the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.