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Where kings, criminals, and shortstops all stand and await judgment.
means A formal arena—legal, royal, or athletic—where authority is exercised, disputes settled, or games played within marked lines.
from From Latin cohors, an enclosed yard or company of soldiers, which became the walled space around a ruler, then the people in it, then the law dispensed there.
One rootTennis courts and supreme courts share an etymology.
Courting loveWooing meant behaving as one would at court.
Courtesy tooPolite manners are literally court-appropriate behavior.