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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
courtroom
court·room [courtroom courtrooms] BrE [ˈkɔːtruːm] NAmE [ˈkɔːrtruːm] BrE [ˈkɔːtrʊm] NAmE [ˈkɔːrtrʊm] noun a room in which trials or other legal cases are held Which Word?: court / law court / court of law All these words can be used to refer to a place where legal trials take place. Court and (formal) court of law usually refer to the actual room where cases are judged. Courtroom is also used for this. Law court (BrE) is more often used to refer to the building: ▪ The prison is opposite the law court. Courthouse is used for this in NAmE. Example Bank: •His lawyer read a statement outside the courtroom. •She could face a bitter courtroom battle. •The judge came back into the packed courtroom. •There were shouts from his supporters in the courtroom.
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