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courthouse
(kɔːʳthaʊs)
Word forms: plural courthouses
1. countable noun
A courthouse is a building in which a court of law meets.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use court2. countable noun
A courthouse is a building used by the government of a county.
[US] courthouse in British English
(ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs)
noun
a public building in which courts of law are held
courthouse in American English
(ˈkɔrtˌhaʊs)
noun
1.
a building in which law courts are held
2. US
a building that houses the offices of a county government
3. US
a county seat
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Examples of 'courthouse' in a sentencecourthouse
In other languagescourthouse
British English: courthouse NOUN
A courthouse is a building in which a court of law meets.
The two were tried in the same courthouse at the same time, on separate floors.
- American English: courthouse
- Brazilian Portuguese: tribunal
- Chinese: 法院大楼
- European Spanish: juzgado
- French: tribunal
- German: Gerichtsgebäude
- Italian: tribunale
- Japanese: 裁判所
- Korean: 법원 청사
- European Portuguese: tribunal
- Latin American Spanish: juzgado
Chinese translation of 'courthouse'
courthouse
(ˈkɔːthaus) (US)
n (c)
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法院
(fǎyuàn) (个(個), gè)英 = court
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