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
Examples of courthouse in a Sentence
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During a hearing in the downtown federal courthouse, McKie pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on bond.
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Among those in attendance at yesterday’s trial: A trio of teens who decided to spend their day off from school at the Centre Street courthouse.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Parking problems: Several parking lots feed the courthouse, but the courthouse doesn't validate parking for jurors.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
At Hollywood’s mental health courthouse, public defenders have said they’re assigned at least 500 cases each and have allegedly been told by their boss to stop declaring doubts about the ability of their mentally ill clients to stand trial, according to a grievance the union filed last year.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Trump returned for his lawyer's closing, and later exited the courthouse for good, about 30 minutes before the jury announced its $83.3 million judgment against him.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
By Thursday, prosecutors identified seven additional violations, including some which Trump appeared to post from within the courthouse during his trial.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A man set himself on fire Friday at the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Hackett is depicted as facing north from the courthouse, insinuating his eventual journey to Canada.
—Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 22 Apr. 2024
Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Among those in attendance at yesterday’s trial: A trio of teens who decided to spend their day off from school at the Centre Street courthouse.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Parking problems: Several parking lots feed the courthouse, but the courthouse doesn't validate parking for jurors.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
At Hollywood’s mental health courthouse, public defenders have said they’re assigned at least 500 cases each and have allegedly been told by their boss to stop declaring doubts about the ability of their mentally ill clients to stand trial, according to a grievance the union filed last year.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Trump returned for his lawyer's closing, and later exited the courthouse for good, about 30 minutes before the jury announced its $83.3 million judgment against him.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
By Thursday, prosecutors identified seven additional violations, including some which Trump appeared to post from within the courthouse during his trial.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A man set himself on fire Friday at the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Hackett is depicted as facing north from the courthouse, insinuating his eventual journey to Canada.
—Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 22 Apr. 2024
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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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