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Term Definition Court - a term used in three ways: 1) the physical place, 2) the quasi-political entity, and 3) the judge or justice acting in an official capacity.
Application in Divorce A judge sitting on the bench will sometimes refer to himself in the third person -- "the court."

In a divorce, as with any other related proceedings, orders and rulings will be decreed by "the court", even though it is actually a judge that is doing so.