法廷|ほうていhoutei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncourt (of law); courtroom
   法廷ほうていは彼かれを死刑しけいに処しょした。↗

   The court sentenced him to death.

• Synonym裁判所さいばんしょNeutralNeutral. The court as a state institution, as in 「家庭裁判所」; 「法廷」 is the room or setting where a trial is held.
• Synonym法院ほういんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A Chinese-style word for 'court'; rare in Japanese, seen mainly in writing that introduces foreign judicial systems such as China's.
• Synonym公判の開かれる部屋NeutralNeutral. A descriptive phrase, not a fixed word, meaning the room where trials are held — i.e., 「法廷」 itself.

Use 「法廷」 for the place or occasion of a trial, as in 「法廷で争う」 and 「法廷に立つ」. For the court as a state institution, say 「裁判所」. 「法院」 is a Chinese-style term for foreign courts; 「公判の開かれる部屋」 is just a description of 「法廷」.

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1. 裁判官さいばんかんが裁判さいばんを行おこなう場所ばしょ。