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What is a Court

Mindlin, Maria. "Language Variants in Legal Traditions." Transcend.net. https://www.transcend.net/library/legalCourts/PL_LangVarCourt.pdf 

Pim Albers. Court Performance Measurement: A Practice Note for Justice Sector Practitioners. JUSTRAC, ABA ROLI.  July 2020

Smentkowski, Brian and Delmar Karlen. "Court," Encyclopedia Britannica. Updated August 10, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/topic/court-law

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