Of Latin origin; the praetorium or governor´ s court room (sometimes including the whole edifice and camp): - ({common} judgment) hall (of {judgment}) {palace} praetorium.
Joh 18:28¶ Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgmentG4232: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hallG4232, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.