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Webster 1913 Edition
Courthouse
Court′houseˊ
(kōrt′housˊ)
, Noun.
1.
A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings.
[U.S.]
2.
A county town; – so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States.
Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown by that name, and passes as Fairfax
Court House
. Barlett.
Definition 2024
courthouse
courthouse
See also: court-house
English
McDonaugh County courthouse
Noun
courthouse (plural courthouses)
- A public building housing courts of law.
- (US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
Translations
public building housing courts of law
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