Standing before the court (5)
I believe the answer is:
erect
'standing' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'before the court' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term for 'before').
'the court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'ere'+'ct'='ERECT'
(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Upstanding" , "Assemble" , "Not having a list" , "Construct, build" , "Standing straight" .)