courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkȯrt-ˌhau̇s 
1
a
: a building in which courts of law are regularly held
b
: the principal building in which county offices are housed
2
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Pam’s family and friends gathered in the courthouse in Broomfield, Colorado, just outside Boulder in April of 2019.
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
They were put in a room inside the courthouse, where they were held for hours as the children cried, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Despite facing zero charges from the feds alongside Combs, testimony at the lower Manhattan federal courthouse indicates Khorram was deeply entrenched in many of the allegations discussed at trial.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
In California, that has meant arrests of people in courthouses, on farms and in Home Depot parking lots.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
They were put in a room inside the courthouse, where they were held for hours as the children cried, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Despite facing zero charges from the feds alongside Combs, testimony at the lower Manhattan federal courthouse indicates Khorram was deeply entrenched in many of the allegations discussed at trial.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
In California, that has meant arrests of people in courthouses, on farms and in Home Depot parking lots.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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“Courthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courthouse. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkō(ə)rt-ˌhau̇s
ˈkȯ(ə)rt-
: a building in which courts of law are held or county offices are located
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