mahkeme

Meaning

1. A court of law, court of justice, tribunal.
2. (colloquial) The legal proceedings.

Hyphenated as

mah‧ke‧me

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mah.ceˈme/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محكمه (maḥkeme, “a court of justice, tribunal, especially of the cannon law of Islam”), from Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama, “court”), verbal noun of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, “to exercise authority, to command, to bid, to rule”).

Sentences

Ancak mahkeme başkanı bu fikri hoş karşılamadı.

The court's president, however, has not welcomed the idea.

Mahkeme duruşmayı on dokuz Aralık'a erteledi.

The court adjourned the hearing until December nineteen.