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COURTROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A room in which a lawcourt sits
Example:
television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
Synonyms:
court; courtroom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("courtroom" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Meronyms (parts of "courtroom"):
bar ((law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried)
bench ((law) the seat for judges in a courtroom)
jury box (an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury)
witness box; witness stand (a box enclosure for a witness when testifying)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Holonyms ("courtroom" is a part of...):
courthouse (a building that houses judicial courts)
