court of law

to appear in court

to begin a (judicial) court session

extended family; big family; harmonious group

to adjourn (law)

court-martial; military tribunal

Byzantium; Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire (395-1453)

to retire from the courtroom; to adjourn

middle of the forehead; imperial court; heaven

main hall; front courtyard; law court

courtyard

criminal court (abbr. for 刑事法庭[xing2 shi4 fa3 ting2])

front courtyard; vestibule

backyard; imperial harem; (slang) anus

completely different

Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices)

variant of 朝廷[chao2 ting2]

civil court

rock garden

(Japanese-style) sandbox (video gaming); sandplay (therapy)

bodies governing a border area

very different

imperial court

Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

(law) collegiate bench; panel of judges

to be the reigning emperor; to ascend to the imperial throne

court; tribunal; courtroom

Clarence Martin Wilbur (1908-1997), US Sinologist and Professor of Columbia University

double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4])

criminal court

single parent family

family of origin

International Court of Justice in The Hague

land-owning household

as different as can be (idiom); poles apart

a family bereaved of its only child

Inquisition (religion)

circuit court

to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world; to switch one's allegiance to a new patron

election court

blended family

criminal court

International war crimes tribunal