COURTROOM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)