courthouse

/ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

devastating, left, many, new, outside

VERB + COURTHOUSE

gathered, go, led, walked, went, working

COURTHOUSE + NOUN

clerk, gavels, shackles

PREP.

around, from, in, into, on, with

Definitions

noun

A public building housing courts of law.

The public building where most American counties have their county offices.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"You can get it at the courthouse," the clerk added.

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The woman left and went to the courthouse, where she waited in line again.

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There was an angry crowd gathered outside the courthouse causing a riot.

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Tom was gunned down just outside the courthouse.

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The courthouse is on Park Street.

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"Are you alright?" "I'll be fine. (That is, once I see a cardiologist. I think my heart stopped.)" "Then you must go to the courthouse! Go with many blessings!"

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, courthouse is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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