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courtroom

courtroom

624 2.5
A room where a judge hears and decides court cases
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrtˌrum/
translation icon : sala del tribunal
  • So why don't you describe what happens in the courtroom when they read the guilty verdict?
  • federal courtroom
  • walk into the courtroom
  • get to the courtroom

And yes, I'm standing in the courtroom and he, he, you get.

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Examples

  • The jury listened carefully as the evidence was presented in the courtroom.

  • I want him out of my courtroom.

  • All right, people in the courtroom, I have one simple question.

  • Do you understand what our strategy was in the courtroom yesterday?

  • And the judge had to excuse herself from the courtroom because she was in tears.

  • A group of people will be called to the courtroom for questioning.

  • Those victims deserve their time in this courtroom.

  • Judge 4 reported that a colleague did require everyone in his courtroom to fill out a form.

    Academic text (2017)
  • A sign on the wall informed me that the courtroom was still used for trials.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I hurried out of the courtroom so I wouldn't have to talk to anyone.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

court
vscourtroom
  • Formal
1.4

A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases

is the single room where hearings occur, sometimes including a jury
court of law
vscourtroom
76 3.2

A place where a judge hears and decides cases about the law

is the single room where hearings occur, sometimes including a jury
law court
vscourtroom
2 3.1

A place where a judge hears cases and gives decisions

is the single room where hearings occur, sometimes including a jury
court of justice
vscourtroom
  • Formal
2 3.8

A place where judges decide legal cases and apply the law

is the single room where hearings occur, sometimes including a jury
lawcourt
vscourtroom
  • Formal
4.0

A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases

is the single room where hearings occur, sometimes including a jury

Surface Forms

courtroom singular
courtrooms plural

Morphology

courtroom = court + room (transparent) = court + room

The meaning is directly the combination of 'court' + 'room' — a room for court proceedings — which an average learner can infer.

Etymology

Courtroom comes from two simple words: court meaning 'a place where judges or officials meet to decide things' and room meaning 'an indoor space'. So a courtroom is the specific room where the court meets to hear and decide legal cases.