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courtroom

[kawrt-room, -room, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈkoʊrt- /




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Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ follows a Romanian-Norwegian couple accused of abusing their children, placing clashing cultural values at the center of a courtroom drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The emotions we saw outside the courtroom really encapsulates just how much this means to so, so many people," she told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Several dozen police were also inside as a crowd of journalists and supporters waited to enter the courtroom where Goktas was expected to attend in person.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

But people who heard it inside the courtroom described it as a profoundly horrifying and traumatic experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In a packed courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, the judge sentenced Ames to life in prison, without the possibility of parole.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The companies have suffered several legal blows in courtrooms in California this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Profanity and personal attacks have increasingly become part of India's public discourse, from television debates to courtrooms and even parliament.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In county-seat courtrooms, you learn quickly that the court system works only when everyone—the farmer, the defendant, the victim’s family—knows the judge is impartial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Mega master hearings have packed immigration courtrooms nationwide for the past two months, typically scheduling around 100 cases at one time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Working on all of these juvenile cases across the country meant that I was frequently in courtrooms and communities where I'd never been before.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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