court·house
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Audio Help [-hou-ziz] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a building in which courts of law are held. |
| 2. | a county seat. |
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| court·house
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| courthouse | |
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| 1. | a government building that houses the offices of a county government |
| 2. | a building that houses judicial courts |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈcourthouse noun
a building where legal cases are held
See also: court, courtier, courtly, courtship, courtyard, court-martial, "courthouse" in any language
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Main Entry: court·house
Function: noun
: a building in which court is regularly held
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Gloucester Courthouse, VA (CDP, FIPS 31608) Location: 37.40976 N, 76.52696 W
Population (1990): 2118 (830 housing units)
Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA (CDP, FIPS 74480) Location: 38.19774 N, 77.58817 W
Population (1990): 2694 (918 housing units)
Area: 17.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
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