courtroom

American  

[kawrt-room, -room, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈkoʊrt- /

noun

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

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courtroom British  

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈkɔːtˌruːm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of courtroom

First recorded in 1670–80; court + room

Example Sentences

The small ground floor courtroom was full of Greek and foreign journalists on Thursday morning.

From BBC

They also nodded at his storied legal career, calling him “probably the smartest person in this courtroom.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She concluded it by addressing Hybe's chairman Bang Si-hyuk: "Let us now meet not in the courtroom, but in the space of creation".

From BBC

The place to test criminal charges, and litigate claims of privilege over the evidence, is a courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Until that question is resolved, the tariff fight will continue in courtrooms and in Congress, as well as at kitchen tables across the country.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• bench
• courthouse
• tribunal