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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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Judges who remain on the bench face a rapid array of new policies and appeals court rulings that are reshaping what decisions they’re allowed to make in their courtrooms. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025 Outside the courtroom, some people camped out to try and get a spot inside. Renee Anderson, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 More than 50 of us filed into Department 72, a 6th-floor courtroom overseen by Judge Marcella McLaughlin. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025 For the first time, the public outside the courtroom can see the significant change in the girls' appearances since their arrests more than a year earlier. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for courtroom

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Dec. 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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