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Definition of Courtroom
1. Noun. A room in which a lawcourt sits. "Television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
Terms within: Bar, Bench, Jury Box, Witness Box, Witness Stand
Group relationships: Courthouse
Generic synonyms: Room
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Definition of Courtroom
1. Noun. The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Courtroom
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Courtroom
Literary usage of Courtroom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventing Gang & Drug Related Witness Intimidation by Peter Finn (1998)
"While intimidation can, of course, result from actual violence in the courtroom,
no violence need take place for intimidation to occur—and be effective. ..."
2. When the Victim Is a Child by Debra Whitcomb (1992)
"Yet, in certain cases, and particularly sexual abuse cases, victim advocates have
advanced several arguments for restricting public access to the courtroom. ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"[2] When the Jury left the courtroom and went Into the jury room they were no
longer subject to the usual charge to Juries who are allowed to separate ..."
4. Commentaries on the Law of Evidence in Civil Cases by Burr W. Jones, Louis Horwitz (1914)
"Exclusion of witnesses from courtroom.— Before discussing the general rules which
govern the examination of witnesses, it is proper to call attention to the ..."
5. Working with the Courts in Child Protection by Jane N. Feller (1995)
"The child may feel more comfortable if the courtroom itself looks less formal
and imposing. For example, providing the witness with a ..."
6. A Treatise on Code Pleading and Practice: Also Containing 1900 Forms Adapted by William Angus Sutherland (1910)
"Take notice, that on the affidavit of J. K, a copy of which is annexed, the
undersigned will move the court, at the courtroom thereof on the . . . day of ..."
7. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1916)
"Mr. and Mrs. Twitchell entered the courtroom arm in arm, the wife appearing to
lean heavily upon the husband's arm. She was dressed in deep mourning, ..."
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