courtroom
noun
court·room
| \ ˈkȯrt-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Definition of courtroom
: a room in which a court of law is held
Examples of courtroom in a Sentence
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In the courtroom, Harris wants a more level playing field between prosecutor and public defender, creating a $250 million grant to fund and offer pay parity to public defenders and impose workload limits. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Kamala Harris draws upon background in unveiling criminal justice plan," 9 Sep. 2019 Eliminating bias begins with more gender diversity in the courtroom. — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawyer held in contempt is guilty — of acting like a man," 5 Sep. 2019 To get to the Supreme Court, S.F.F.A. needed to justify the lawsuit both in the courtroom and to the public. — New York Times, "Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans?," 30 Aug. 2019 Other officers joined Marquis in the courtroom Wednesday. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, "Man who met officers at door with drawn gun pleads guilty to lesser charge, raising ire of St. Paul police union," 28 Aug. 2019 That afternoon, after a day of tearful witness testimony and a biker gang in the courtroom, the jury found Denham guilty of two felonies. — Bend Bulletin, oregonlive.com, "Oregon child abuse defendant removed from own trial during ugly scene; jury takes 8 minutes to convict," 28 Aug. 2019 Tyshawn’s death deserves to be treated with more dignity than the circus a defendant defending himself would have created in the courtroom. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Column: What we learned from the execution of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee: Chicago’s cycle of violence may be unstoppable.," 26 Aug. 2019 The girl was in the courtroom Friday as Mariscal learned his fate, the Oregonian reported. — Fox News, "Child rapist gets 50-year sentence; woman and children had walked in on attack," 25 Aug. 2019 Mijares believes, though, that the truth of what happened may not have been what either side presented in the courtroom. — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, "The search for answers in Colorado mom's shooting death," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'courtroom.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for courtroom
courtroom
noun
English Language Learners Definition of courtroom
: a room in which legal cases are heard
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courtroom
noun
court·room
| \ ˈkȯrt-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Kids Definition of courtroom
: a room in which formal legal meetings and trials take place
courtroom
noun
court·room
Legal Definition of courtroom
: a room where court is held
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