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court·house
/
ˈkɔrtˌhaʊs, ˈkoʊrt-
/
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[
kawrt
-hous,
kohrt
-
]
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noun,
plural
court·hous·es
/
-ˌhaʊ
zɪz
/
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[
-hou-ziz
]
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.
1.
a building in
which
courts
of law are held.
2.
a county seat.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English;
see
court
,
house
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courthouse
(ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs)
—
n
a public building in which courts of law are held
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
courthouse
late 15c., from
court
+
house
. In Virginia and the Upper South, it also can mean "county seat."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Free parking is available on the west side of the
courthouse
and in the large
lot located at the south side of the
courthouse
.
The
courthouse
also features two works by notable artists.
And the bulk of the public record is no longer to be found in library stacks,
dusty
courthouse
files, and microfilm rolls.
Parking is in the garage adjacent to the
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.
Over the years, the
courthouse
has been reconstructed and expanded.
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courthouse
without speaking to reporters, they walked silently past a crowd of jeering protesters.
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courthouse
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The third
courthouse
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courthouse
.
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courthouse
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