courtroom

[kawrt-room, -room, kohrt-]

noun

1. a room in which the sessions of a law court are held.

courtroom

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈkɔːtˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which the sittings of a law court are held

Word History and Origins

Origin of courtroom¹

First recorded in 1670–80; court + room

Example Sentences

His client has not entered a plea on the charges against him and he’s due to appear in a federal courtroom in California in the next few weeks.

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Haro appeared in a Riverside courtroom on Thursday, where he changed his plea from not guilty to guilty.

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The family's legal battle lasted for a year and ended in a courtroom at the end of September.

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Judges face trying to find time and courtrooms to hold 400 trials of those accused of taking part in protests.

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Jonathan Rinderknecht appeared in a Florida federal courtroom on Thursday, one day after federal agents arrested him at his home outside Orlando.

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Related Words

• bench 
• courthouse 
• tribunal