affecting the people or community as a whole, all fixed works built by civil engineers for public use, as railways, docks, canals, etc.; but strictly, military and civil engineering works constructed at the public cost, (Law) an act or statute affecting matters of public concern. Of such statutes the courts take judicial notice, noun_ Admirers or followers, especially of a famous person, A group of people sharing a common interest, The community or the people as a whole

An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc, use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens, A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse The result of dating may at any time lead to friendship, any level of intimate relationship, marriage, or no relation, verb_ Present participle of date

Plural form of court, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of court

An extent of open ground partially or completely enclosed by walls or buildings; a courtyard, The building, hall, or room where cases are heard, A legislative assembly, intransitive verb_ To try to gain the love or affections of, especially to seek to marry, To pursue a courtship; woo,