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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Many of those employees sat in her courtroom Friday, and several broke into tears following the hearing. Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025 One line of defense is the courts, where the overreach and law-breaking is being partially reined in in courtrooms across the nation. Angus King, Time, 18 Apr. 2025 Hill's arraignment is set for 8 a.m. May 27 in Benton County Circuit Judge Brad Karren's courtroom. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2025 Over the course of several weeks, a mini-trial over the death penalty played out in Klapper’s courtroom as Villanueva-Morales’ lawyers cast the way it’s practiced in the state as racially biased and unfair. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 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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