courtroom

noun

court·​room ˈkȯrt-ˌrüm How to pronounce courtroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room in which a court of law is held

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Prospective jurors had not yet entered the courtroom before prosecutors and the judge took issue with the questions Routh hoped to ask them. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 Where the 1961 Stanley Kramer classic Judgment at Nuremberg concerned itself with a different aspect of the trials, Vanderbilt’s film doesn’t actually arrive at the courtroom until much later in the proceedings. Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 But the Oscar winner was blown away watching his castmates on that courtroom set. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025 The courtroom thriller dramatizes the first international tribunal against surviving Nazi leaders, probing not only their crimes but also the nature of evil itself. Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for courtroom

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of courtroom was in 1677

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“Courtroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtroom. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

courtroom

noun
court·​room ˈkō(ə)rt-ˌrüm How to pronounce courtroom (audio)
ˈkȯ(ə)rt-,
-ˌru̇m
: a room in which a court of law is held

Legal Definition

courtroom

noun
court·​room
: a room where court is held

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