courtroom

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈkɔˌrtruːm/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A room or chamber in which a court of law is held; the place where legal proceedings, trials, and hearings take place.; The physical space within a courthouse where a judge presides over cases, typically including a bench, witness stand, jury box, and seating for attorneys, the accused, and spectators.; Used figuratively to refer to the legal system or the process of litigation as a whole.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: courtrooms

Collocations

in the courtroomcourtroom dramacourtroom scenepacked courtroomcourtroom proceedings

Derivatives

courtcourthousecourtyard

Synonyms

courttribunalchambercourt of law

Commonly confused

courthouse
EN: 'Courthouse' is the entire building where courts are held; 'courtroom' is the specific room within it where proceedings take place.
court
EN: 'Court' can refer to the institution, the judge, or the proceedings themselves; 'courtroom' refers specifically to the physical room.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note it is one word (not 'court room').

💬 Examples

  1. The defendant stood nervously as the judge entered the courtroom.

  2. The courtroom was packed with journalists eager to cover the high-profile trial.

  3. The dispute was settled in the courtroom rather than through negotiation.