"court appearance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: court appearances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} court appearance (plural court appearances)
  1. An event in which a person who has been charged with a crime or named as a party to a lawsuit appears in court, either in person or through an attorney.
    Sense id: en-court_appearance-en-noun-FR6RY7NY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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