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courtroom

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈkɔːt.rʊm/ /-ruːm/ US  /ˈkɔːrt-/

Definition

a room where a law court meets: The accused entered the courtroom handcuffed to two police officers. It was a courtroom drama set in the 1960s.Law courts
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