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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Hi,

What is the meaning of courtroom's enormous well in the following text?

Lisa smoothed her dress and pulled out a legal pad. Koh and Ratner were conferring in the courtroom's enormous well, and they seemed small and very far away to her.

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well: Chiefly British. The central space in a law court, directly in front of the judge's bench, where the counsel or solicitor sits. CJ

— CalifJim

  • well: Chiefly British.
  • The central space in a law court, directly in front of the judge's bench, where the counsel or solicitor sits.
  • CJ
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well: Chiefly British. The central space in a law court, directly in front of the judge's bench, where the counsel or solicitor sits.

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