court Noun
Cheshire Appeal Will Point to Twitter
There were half a dozen of them typing away in the courtroom rows.
Minute by minute, they sent out reports of gruesome testimony via Twitter.
In the end, the defense says, there were more than 140,000 Twitter messages about the trial that dealt with rape and children tied to their beds in a house that was set ablaze.
On Thursday, the widely followed trial of Steven J. Hayes, who was convicted of killing three members of a Cheshire, Conn., family, is set to come to an official end with the judge's imposition of the death sentence voted for by the jury.
But lawyers for Mr. Hayes have already made court filings that sketch out appeals arguments that are likely to occupy the courts for years.
One of the most provocative is that the intense reporting on the trial - including mainstream reporters' extensive use of Twitter - created a "circus atmosphere" and such widespread, instant saturation with inflammatory details that the jury was improperly swayed by public passions.
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You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.
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Target lemma: court
Target surface form: courts
Context:
Cheshire Appeal Will Point to Twitter There were half a dozen of them typing away in the courtroom rows. Minute by minute, they sent out reports of gruesome testimony via Twitter. In the end, the defense says, there were more than 140,000 Twitter messages about the trial that dealt with rape and children tied to their beds in a house that was set ablaze. On Thursday, the widely followed trial of Steven J. Hayes, who was convicted of killing three members of a Cheshire, Conn., family, is set to come to an official end with the judge's imposition of the death sentence voted for by the jury. But lawyers for Mr. Hayes have already made court filings that sketch out appeals arguments that are likely to occupy the <t>courts</t> for years. One of the most provocative is that the intense reporting on the trial - including mainstream reporters' extensive use of Twitter - created a "circus atmosphere" and such widespread, instant saturation with inflammatory details that the jury was improperly swayed by public passions.
Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=court%1:06:03:: | definition=a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area | synonyms=motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court
2. sense_key=court%1:06:00:: | definition=an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | synonyms=courtyard | examples=the house was built around an inner court
3. sense_key=court%1:14:00:: | definition=an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | synonyms=tribunal, judicature
4. sense_key=court%1:14:01:: | definition=the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state | synonyms=royal court
5. sense_key=court%1:06:02:: | definition=a room in which a lawcourt sits | synonyms=courtroom | examples=television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
6. sense_key=court%1:04:00:: | definition=respectful deference | synonyms=homage | examples=pay court to the emperor
7. sense_key=court%1:18:00:: | definition=Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) | synonyms=Margaret Court
8. sense_key=court%1:06:04:: | definition=the residence of a sovereign or nobleman | examples=the king will visit the duke's court
9. sense_key=court%1:14:02:: | definition=the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | synonyms=royal court
10. sense_key=court%1:06:01:: | definition=a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played | examples=players had to reserve a court in advance
11. sense_key=court%1:06:05:: | definition=a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws | synonyms=lawcourt, court of law, court of justice
Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.
Prediction matches gold: lexEN ✗ Maru 2022 ✗ Raganato ✗
WordNet 3.0 senses
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a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
court%1:06:03:: · motor_hotel.n.01
Synonyms: motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court
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2
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
court%1:06:00:: · court.n.10
- the house was built around an inner court
Synonyms: courtyard
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3
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
court%1:14:00:: · court.n.01
Synonyms: tribunal, judicature
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the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
court%1:14:01:: · court.n.03
Synonyms: royal court
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5
a room in which a lawcourt sits
court%1:06:02:: · court.n.02
- television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
Synonyms: courtroom
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6
respectful deference
court%1:04:00:: · court.n.11
- pay court to the emperor
Synonyms: homage
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7
Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
court%1:18:00:: · court.n.05
Synonyms: Margaret Court
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8
the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
court%1:06:04:: · court.n.09
- the king will visit the duke's court
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9
the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
court%1:14:02:: · court.n.06
Synonyms: royal court
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10
a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
court%1:06:01:: · court.n.04
- players had to reserve a court in advance
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a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
court%1:06:05:: · court.n.08
Synonyms: lawcourt, court of law, court of justice
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