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courthouse

[ kawrt-hous, kohrt- ]

noun

plural courthouses
  1. a building in which courts of law are held.
  2. a county seat.


courthouse

/ ˈ°ìɔ˳ÙËŒ³ó²¹ÊŠ²õ /

noun

  1. a public building in which courts of law are held
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Origin of courthouse1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; court, house
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Shortly after Yoon's arrest in January, enraged supporters stormed a courthouse in Seoul, armed with metal beams, assaulting police officers who stood in their way.

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Opposition lawmakers have accused Yoon of inciting his most extreme followers to violence, after a pro-Yoon mob stormed and defaced the courthouse that issued his arrest warrant in January.

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The issue of nationwide injunctions — in which federal judges apply their rulings beyond the specific plaintiffs who have brought suits in their courthouses — dovetails with another widely decried abuse of the judicial process.

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A Riverside County man, charged with multiple felony counts of domestic violence, was at the center of a courthouse brawl that culminated in three sheriff’s deputies being sent to the emergency room, according to authorities.

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But standing in the courthouse parking lot this week, all he could do was shake his head and punch his car window thinking about what was taken from him.

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