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Law Court / Prison Dream Meaning

A law court in a dream may make you focus on your capacity to make fair judgments in complicated matters concerning work, friends or family members. It may also highlight your feelings of being on trial in waking life, or a sense of guilt about having broken a promise, or a moral or social law. Perhaps you are anxious about being judged by others or feel that there something that you should be punished for.

If you find yourself bundled into prison in your dream, perhaps with the clang of heavy gates swinging shut in your ears, this may be drawing a parallel with your sense of confinement in waking life. So, if you have any kind of dream about prisons or being jailed, ask yourself who or what is restricting your freedom in waking life. Do you feel suffocated emotionally by your partner or parents, or do you feel trapped in a dead-end job? Or has your own shyness locked you into a self-made prison in the waking world? [1]

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  1. The Element Encyclopedia by Theresa Cheung [Back to dream]

What does LAW COURT / PRISON mean in a dream?


A law court in a dream may make you focus on your capacity to make fair judgments in complicated matters concerning work, friends or family members. It may also highlight...

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Material aspects: Taking someone to court for a debt or a minor offence is a way of dealing through dreams with a perceived hurt or indiscretion.A court such as a...

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Being in a prison may comment on feelings of being persecuted or punished for doing something wrong.A prison may also mention that you are imprisoned by your own thoughts or...

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Vision: If you are taking someone to court: you will get involved in a nasty business that comes to a “happy” ending only at the last minute.If you are taken...

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lucky numbers: 09-13-25-33-39-46being a: be wary that your behavior does not slip into il egality. others: feel trapped and wish to find another to take your place. being convicted in...

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Vision: If you dream you are in prison: if you are married, it means you are dissatisfied. You feel locked up in your relationship or removed from real life. Visiting...

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Dreams of a tennis court signify your rules and parameters with regards to love. Also, if you are on a tennis court, then you are actually engaged in a relationship...

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lucky numbers: 15-22-39-40-43-47being killed in prison: sins must be so offensive even inmates condemn you. long-time of a, a: are il -disposed toward friendships that support you. escaping from prison:...

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(Cabinet, Council, Court, Inquisitional court) If one’s name is presented before a hearing board for review, and ifhe is nominated to fill a seat in any governmental department in a...

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In a dream, the inquisitional court represents the heart of all problems, or the nerve center of worldly adversities.(Also see Hearing board)

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To be binding a cut with Court-plaster means a recovery from a long-standing illness.

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In a dream, a prison guard represents repercussions that could influence the veiling or unveiling of secrets.

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Various types of dungeon, prison or jail are common dream settings and they appear at times when something or someone in your life is restricting your sense of freedom.If you...

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lucky numbers: 09-15-22-35-45-46being in contempt as a: insecurity in your affairs. false: wil go to prison, and if not behind bars, then beyond your sight. being a, in court: false...

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Dreams of a jail or prison guard signifies that you are coming to grips with the part of you that holds you captive behind bars of guilt and shame. You...

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May symbolize restrictions and dependency in many forms. Usually, it expresses a need for more space and freedom, as in Crowds, Shackles, and Cage. You feel limited (often because of...

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Universal Landscape: Restrictions and consequences of choices made.Dreaming Lens: Were you in jail? Was someone else? Were you visiting a jail? Were you in a cell? Why were you imprisoned?...

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lucky numbers: 01-08-19-23-35-39against a concrete wall: your toughest opponent is yourself. balls: certain high birth of a child. doubles: have a sensible and a rational reason for your actions. lawn...

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The guard is an archetype whose job it is to protect. Guards can show up in a number of different settings, from the government to a prison, but their essence...

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Justice or symbols of justice (court, judge, legal system, etc.) can represent: The idea of “right and wrong.” Integrity or “doing what’s right.” Your conscience (or someone else’s).An authority or...

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Also see Dream Dictionary: PrisonDreaming of a cage most often represents some form of trap or prison. However, if the dream incorporates the dreamer ensnaring a wild animal, implies that we...

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1. Jesus Christ;2. Someone in your acquaintance who in some way relates as a parallel of a famous person;3. The bad or good characteristics of a famous person (if diseased;4....

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The dreams in which a prison appears or in which you are imprisoned allude to a limitation of your energy and creativity. They denote the need to transform your routine....

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Example: I dreamt I was a prisoner with many others. Myself and other men were outside the prison work­ing. Then a tremendous explosion blew a hole in the prison wall....

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(Cradle, House, Prison) In a dream, a cage represents a prison, a cradle or a house. Entering one’s head into a cage while walking in the markets in a dream...

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lucky numbers: 03-06-13-37-38-45balancing a: the only solution is where al parties are satisfied. being on a: wil have dealings with the Justice Department. others: denotes an arrest causing disappointment and...

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(See Court, Digging up the past)

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1. Prison/Hell; Snare; Mat. 10:38

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To be found guilty in a Court of Justice is a good sign; prosperity is on the way.

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To dream that you are in court listening to charges against you signifies your struggle with issues of fear and guilt. A situation or circumstance in your life is giving...

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A symbol for the superego that is a warning against bold undertakings. Also the desire for justice.See Court.

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A young woman who dreams that her sweetheart is lazy, should look to her actions for they are likely to be such as would discourage men who would otherwise court...

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A dream about obstacles, as in Prison, Cage—only more severe.

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Someone who restricts and controls others in a prison of invisible bars

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Dreams about exploring a building are encouraging you to explore your own personality or resolve an ongoing conflict. In other words, the dream is encouraging you to make more of...

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To dream that you have trouble with this officer of the Court is an omen of contrary—some unexpected legacy will come your way before long.

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If, in your dream, you see yourself a Captive or in prison, it is a sign of an unhappy marriage.

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This is symbolic of a spiritual prison or a place that is oppressive

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Dreams of being tried or sentenced by a judge or law court express feelings of guilt about something you have thought, said or done in waking life. But if you...

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You’re likely to have a rough time from hostile competition if you dreamed of being acquitted in court, but relax—you will overcome it suddenly.

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For one who has no lack of hair to dream that he wears a wig, signifies that he will be called upon to stand before a judge in a court...

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(see also Prison)The likely meaning is that what is (being) imprisoned is some repressed emotion or instinctive drive.

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An ill-omened dream if you should be Released from a prison, but a sign of troubles soon to end if you think you are Releasing someone else.

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(Burial, Tomb, Sepulcher) A grave in a dream represents a prison and a prison in a dream represents a grave. Ifone sees himself living in a grave in a dream,...

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To dream about volcanoes, forebodes liberty to a person in prison, and peace and contentment to those out of it.

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(Sauna, Steam room, Sweat room, Rest room) Washing one’s dirt with hot water in a dream brings benefits.If one builds a bathhouse in his dream, it means committing a sin...

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To dream of being accused before a court and Acquitted foretells prosperity to yourself and failure to your enemies.

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(Core, Pit) Having a date pit in a dream means winning one’s case in a court of justice.

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A fortunate dream; to court and marry one is also fortunate, but you will have reproaches from the world (Artemidorus).

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1. Place of spiritual activity or place of ministry; 1Corth 9:27

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