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courtroom Definition

court·room (kôrtro̵̅o̅m′)

noun

a room in which a law court is held

courtroom Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • enter: Every day she entered the courtroom shouting, ' Long live John Africa!
  • leave: The old man left the courtroom with tears in his eyes.
  • use: In Glasgow there are six courtrooms used exclusively for the work of the High Court.
  • have: Good thing we have the right courtroom for the job.
  • contain: The town house, containing a courtroom, a large elegant hall and council meeting rooms, was built in 1806.
  • visit: The building is still here, near the Elizabethan Guildhall, and you can visit the courtroom.

Preposition: in

  • order: After an hour you are summed back to the courtroom in order to hear the verdict and receive word of your punishment.

Adjective modifier

  • mock: Pupils from S1 attended for their two-hour session at the Law School's mock courtroom.
  • packed: Taxi back to Duke Street, leaving a packed courtroom behind, with people still lining outside.
  • Victorian: Hecat the Witch Queen battles with Love Goddess Venus in a Victorian Courtroom to expose the Seven Deadly Sins in Shakespeare.
  • crowded: Filmed in the Supreme Court in Kabul in October 2002 the film depicts a crowded, rather run-down courtroom presided over by armed guards.
  • same: I was even able to photograph the trial in the same courtroom.
  • original: The original courtroom, dating back to the 1700's, is a spectacular bedroom ( loved by honeymooners!

Modifies a noun

  • dramas: On a local note, Hilary produced costumes for the courtroom dramas in last year's Scott's Selkirk.
  • drama: The first part of Paul's letter to the Romans is like a courtroom drama.
  • madness: Also animal rights group bank account frozen, courtroom madness, illegal logging and more.
  • discourse: Both schools are contributive to research in courtroom discourse.
  • scene: Later on, in the courtroom scene, all of the jury had cakes.
  • battle: The courtroom battle was due to begin next Monday.

Noun used with modifier

  • hi-tech: The hi-tech courtroom being unveiled today at Kingston marks a key milestone.

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