(ほうてい)

ほうてい
noun
courtroom; court of law
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)()つのは(はじ)めてだ。
This is my first time standing in a courtroom.
被告(ひこく)法廷(ほうてい)無罪(むざい)主張(しゅちょう)した。
The defendant claimed innocence in court.
この問題(もんだい)法廷(ほうてい)(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:

  • 法廷(ほうてい)()つ (to stand in court / to appear in court)
  • 法廷(ほうてい)証言(しょうげん)する (to testify in court)
  • 法廷(ほうてい)闘争(とうそう) (courtroom battle)
  • 法廷(ほうてい)ドラマ (courtroom drama)