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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Oral arguments in his nearly 20-year-old case were heard Wednesday by the Supreme Court of California, meeting for the first time in five years in Sacramento’s historic appellate courtroom at the Stanley Mosk Library and Courthouse on the Capitol Mall downtown. Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025 The federal judge ruled Thursday in a Southern California courtroom that Mizuhara should self-surrender March 24. David K. Li, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025 Prosecutors filed a motion to allow victim witnesses to be in the gallery, which goes against normal courtroom procedure. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025 In the minutes after the death penalty verdict was read on the record, Nelson, who lived in Arlington, broke a fire sprinkler in his holding cell and sent black water flooding into the courtroom. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 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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