Definition of courthouse
1a : a building in which courts of law are regularly heldb : the principal building in which county offices are housed
2 : county seat
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The local government said the failure of the taxes leave an $18 million hole in the budget when taking into account the sheriff's office and courthouse.
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The opening Thursday of the Children's AdvocacyRoom in the county's main criminal courthouse will offer a new option: free child care, steps away from the courtrooms.
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These days, the law offices of Dallas and Gregg Ingemunson operate in a brick building across the street from the courthouse.
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Within hours, Noriega was whisked to Dade County and, eventually, to the federal courthouse in downtown Miami.
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Concerns about safety and hygiene were addressed only after a federal court ordered improvements in the 1970s, but the courthouse jail was still too small and run down.
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The budget includes one-time grants such as $110 million for disasters, $19.2 million for courthouse preservation and $5.1 million for historical museums.
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But court officials point to the trash – and worse – left behind in areas that, hours later, are normally lined with lunch tables for court employees and the hundreds who visit the courthouse.
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The black men defending the courthouse were executed on the spot by the mob, and the killing went on for hours.
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First Known Use of courthouse
15th century
COURTHOUSE Defined for English Language Learners
courthouse
playDefinition of courthouse for English Language Learners
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: a building in which legal cases are heard
COURTHOUSE Defined for Kids
courthouse
playDefinition of courthouse for Students
1 : a building in which courts of law are held
2 : a building in which county offices are housed
Law Dictionary
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Legal Definition of courthouse
: a building in which court is regularly held
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