courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkȯrt-ˌhau̇s 
1
a
: a building in which courts of law are regularly held
b
: the principal building in which county offices are housed
2
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But on the 24th floor of a lower Manhattan U.S. District courthouse, a string of FBI agents filled in the nitty gritty—detailing the forensic penetration of iPhones, Google accounts, WhatsApp messages, and search histories of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operatives hunting Alinejad.
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Karl Vick, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, a nine-person jury at the Morton County courthouse in south-central North Dakota awarded more than $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access, according to calculations from Greenpeace.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The museum is housed in a historic building that once served as both a police precinct and a courthouse exclusively for Black officers and citizens.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
The firearm was discovered around 10:20 a.m. Thursday in a bathroom on the courthouse’s sixth floor, officials said.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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Karl Vick, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, a nine-person jury at the Morton County courthouse in south-central North Dakota awarded more than $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access, according to calculations from Greenpeace.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The museum is housed in a historic building that once served as both a police precinct and a courthouse exclusively for Black officers and citizens.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
The firearm was discovered around 10:20 a.m. Thursday in a bathroom on the courthouse’s sixth floor, officials said.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Courthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courthouse. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkō(ə)rt-ˌhau̇s
ˈkȯ(ə)rt-
: a building in which courts of law are held or county offices are located
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