nounIntermediate

courtroom

US

/ˈkɔːrtˌruːm/

UK

/ˈkɔːtˌruːm/

Meaning

A room in a law court where trials and other legal hearings take place.

अदालत का वह कमरा जहाँ मुकदमों की सुनवाई होती है और गवाह बयान देते हैं।

Examples

“The witness waited outside the courtroom until the judge called her in.”

wait outsidelegal proceedings

“Phones must be switched off before you enter the courtroom.”

enter the courtroomrules

“The court fell silent when the judge entered.”

court as the roomlegal setting

Useful patterns

in the courtroomenter or leave the courtroombe called into the courtrooma courtroom hearing or trial

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Word family

court(noun)

Common collocations

enter the courtroomleave the courtroomcourtroom proceedingscourtroom testimonycourtroom appearancecourtroom drama

Common mistakes

Not natural: She was called to courtroom.

Better: She was called to the courtroom.

Use the before courtroom when referring to a particular courtroom.

किसी खास अदालत के कमरे की बात हो, तो courtroom से पहले the लगाएँ।

Not natural: The courtroom found him guilty.

Better: The jury found him guilty in the courtroom.

A courtroom is a place; a jury or judge makes the decision.

Courtroom एक जगह है; फैसला जूरी या जज करता है, कमरा नहीं।

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courtcourtroom chamber

Learner tip

Courtroom means the room itself; court can also mean the legal institution or the people making decisions there.

Courtroom का मतलब कमरा है; court का मतलब कानूनी संस्था या वहाँ फैसला करने वाले लोग भी हो सकते हैं।

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