courtroom
Americannoun
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courtrooms
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of courtroom
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The last time Acton saw her mother in person was in a courtroom.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
Acton has said the last time she saw her mother was in the courtroom after her stepfather was charged, when her mother rebuffed her kiss.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Once he leaves, there's no getting him back, the case goes away, and that is why this is a bigger case," Tse said in the courtroom.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
For the next four hours, the pastor debated one student after another, fielding questions about faith and folly with the measured cadence of a courtroom lawyer and the booming voice of a tent evangelist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“There were a couple of hundred of us crammed into the little courtroom who had not had any water on their bodies for seven days,” recalled Thomas.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
The companies have suffered several legal blows in courtrooms in California this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Profanity and personal attacks have increasingly become part of India's public discourse, from television debates to courtrooms and even parliament.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In county-seat courtrooms, you learn quickly that the court system works only when everyone—the farmer, the defendant, the victim’s family—knows the judge is impartial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Welfare offices became “job centers” and set welfare recipients to painting park benches, raking leaves and cleaning courtrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
There are multiple courtrooms aligned down an enormous hallway with grand marble floors and high ceilings.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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