法廷(ほうてい)

ほうてい
noun
courtroom; court of law
legallawbuilding
1. courtroom; court of law
The room or place where a judge presides over legal proceedings. Also used figuratively for the judicial process itself. Composed of 法 (law) + 廷 (court).
法廷(ほうてい)に立(た)つのは初(はじ)めてだ。
This is my first time standing in a courtroom.
被告(ひこく)は法廷(ほうてい)で無罪(むざい)を主張(しゅちょう)した。
The defendant claimed innocence in court.
この問題(もんだい)は法廷(ほうてい)で争(あらそ)われることになった。
This issue ended up being contested in court.

Usage

法廷(ほうてい) refers to the physical courtroom or, by extension, the legal proceedings that take place there. 裁判所(さいばんしょ) refers to the court as an institution (e.g., Tokyo District Court), while 法廷(ほうてい) refers to the room or the trial setting.

Common collocations

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