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courtroom
What does courtroom mean?
courtroom (noun): the room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use courtroom in a sentence?
- Television cameras were admitted in the courtroom. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does courtroom come from?
From court + room.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “courtroom” mean?
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
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the room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury
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a great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity
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the judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation
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