cour d'assises

/kuʁ da.siz/

la noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les cours d'assises

Meaning

  1. criminal court (for serious crimes)

    • L'accusé comparaît devant la cour d'assises.

      The defendant appears before the criminal court.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does cour d'assises mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'accusé comparaît devant la cour d'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cour d'assises?

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