coram preposition. ['kɔ:rǝm] M16.
[Latin.]
The Latin for 'before, in the presence of', occurring in various phrases used in English.
coram judice ['ju:dɪsi] [Latin judex, judic- judge] before a judge, i.e. a properly constituted or an appropriate court. coram nobis ['nǝʊbɪs] [Latin nos we] before us (the monarch), i.e. in the King's or Queen's Bench. coram populo ['pɒpjʊlǝʊ] [Latin populus people] in public.

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