courthouse

noun

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court·house | \ ˈkȯrt-ˌhau̇s

Definition of courthouse

1a : a building in which courts of law are regularly held

b : the principal building in which county offices are housed

2 : county seat

Examples of courthouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The last thing Aguirre wanted to do was walk into the Long Beach courthouse. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, "Domestic violence survivors, L.A. County Sheriff’s Department at odds over restraining orders," 10 May 2021 The courthouse was built in the early 1930s in a Classical Revival Style, using limestone and concrete. — Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, "Things to see and do in Wetumpka, the Alabama city featured on ‘Home Town Takeover’," 6 May 2021 Prospective jurors ignored summonses and a final blow was struck against a trial when the Hartford courthouse was closed after a security officer tested positive for COVID-19. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "Connecticut’s federal courts are trying to reopen, but it’s still difficult to find enough jurors as fears over COVID-19 persist," 4 May 2021 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement began investigating Wester in August 2018 after rumors of shady arrests began rippling through the courthouse. — Jeff Burlew, USA TODAY, "Former Florida deputy indicted for planting drugs during traffic stops gets 24 new charges," 27 Apr. 2021 Scherer said in a hearing on Thursday that the courthouse will be ready to accommodate the trial then, and attorneys should be ready for jury selection to start in September. — Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, "Trial for Parkland school shooter could start in September," 22 Apr. 2021 The courthouse was eventually moved to the center of town, and a new building — the Capitol building — was built as well. — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, "This 105-year-old colonial boasts both historic tearoom and 'I Love Lucy' retro vibes," 22 Apr. 2021 Concrete barriers, chain-link fences and barbed wire ringed the courthouse where Chauvin was tried. — BostonGlobe.com, "Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral," 22 Apr. 2021 A few hours after the jury went to deliberations Monday afternoon, a crowd amassed outside the fenced perimeter of the Hennepin County Government Center, a building containing the courthouse where Chauvin was tried, and began to march. — Janell Ross/minneapolis, Time, "Black Citizens of Minneapolis Have Been 'Living in a Perpetual State of Trauma.' Derek Chauvin's Guilty Verdict Only Begins to Relieve It," 21 Apr. 2021

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