COURTHOUSE

courthouse

(noun) a building that houses judicial courts

courthouse

(noun) a government building that houses the offices of a county government

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

courthouse (plural courthouses)

A public building housing courts of law.

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

Source: Wiktionary


Court"house`, n.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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