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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Crowds gathered outside the courthouse to celebrate.
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Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
But immigration enforcement officers have conducted operations at state courthouses, including a daylong operation in Oroville last summer that resulted in several arrests, the Judicial Council said in a news release on Friday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Daughter discusses case Amanda Hundley, one of Smith’s daughters, hugged her mother outside the courthouse after the hearing in March.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Both the criminal and civil cases against Van Dyke were filed in Manhattan federal court — the same courthouse where Maduro is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons charges, and where Flores is charged with cocaine conspiracy and weapons counts.
—Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
But immigration enforcement officers have conducted operations at state courthouses, including a daylong operation in Oroville last summer that resulted in several arrests, the Judicial Council said in a news release on Friday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Daughter discusses case Amanda Hundley, one of Smith’s daughters, hugged her mother outside the courthouse after the hearing in March.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Both the criminal and civil cases against Van Dyke were filed in Manhattan federal court — the same courthouse where Maduro is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons charges, and where Flores is charged with cocaine conspiracy and weapons counts.
—Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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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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