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Junior doctors are taking Jeremy Hunt to court

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By and large, the American publishers spend most of the week in Hall 8, the enormous exhibit space where English-language publishers hold court.

Google's take on the world and other Sun Valley tidbits
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Continuing a recent tradition, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt held court with the press at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, ...

take someone to court

to sue someone; to force someone to appear in court. I will take you to court if you persist in pestering my client. Donwas taken to court in a negligence suit.

taken.

1. 1. The act or process of taking.
   2. That which is taken.
2. 1. A quantity collected at one time, especially the amount of profit or receipts taken on a business arrangement or venture.
   2. The number of fish, game birds, or other animals killed or captured at one time.
3. Sports. The amount of money collected as admission to a sporting event; the gate.
4. The uninterrupted running of a movie or television camera or a set of recording equipment in filming a movie or television program or cutting a record.
5. 1. A scene filmed or televised without interrupting the run of the camera.
   2. A recording made in a single session.
6. 1. A physical reaction, such as a rash, indicating a successful vaccination.
   2. A successful graft.
7. Slang. An attempt or a try: He got the answer on the third take.
8. Informal. An interpretation or assessment, as of an event: The mayor was asked for his take on the judge's decision.

Idioms:

hold court

Be surrounded by and command the attention of admirers, subordinates, or hangers-on. For example, After a match Judy generally held court in the locker room. This expression alludes to royalty convening courtiers as well as a judge convening a court of law.

hold court　後援会を持つ.