court n Attrib court work, law work: legal proceedings (1925 Dial Notes v, 328).
   1902 Nfld Qtly Mar, p. 9 On arrival at the port of sailing, law-work was the order of the day, but, in nine cases out of ten, no conviction could be had. 1975 RUSSELL 9 About ten years ago, just before King David [the goat] give up jumpin' fences, he destroyed Grampa Walcott's cabbage garden and they had court work over it. 1976 Culture & Tradition 70 We had law work you know, for something he'd done, see, for badness you know.

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