Although they had never married, the courts ruled they had been in a de facto relationship.

虽然他们从未结婚，但法院裁定他们属于事实婚姻关系。

The courts are coming down heavily on young offenders.

法庭对年轻罪犯实行严惩。

The courts are becoming more severe on young offenders.

法庭对青少年犯罪者的处罚趋于严厉。

When the courts overturned his decision, he backed down.

当法院推翻了他的决定时，他让步了。

At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!

照这样下去，我们可能会在离婚法庭上对簿公堂！

Uncorroborated confessions should no longer be accepted by courts.

无证据的供词不应继续被法庭采信。