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courthouse

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court·house  (kôrthous, krt-)
n.
1. A building housing judicial courts.
2.
a. A building housing the offices of a county government.
b. A county seat.
courthouse
Noun
a public building in which courts of law are held
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.courthousecourthouse - a government building that houses the offices of a county government
government building - a building that houses a branch of government
2.courthouse - a building that houses judicial courts
courtroom, court - a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Translations
courthouse [ˈkɔːthaus] court (US) n → Gerichtsgebäude nt
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In desperation, he ran to the city and went straight to the courthouse to report the robbery to the magistrate.
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The courthouse was crowded, of course, and would remain so to the finish, for not only in the town itself, but in the country for miles around, the trial was the one topic of conversation among the people.
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For about two weeks now there's been a little bill sticking on the front of this courthouse offering two thousand dollars reward for a couple of big di'monds--stole at St.
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