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courthouse definition

court·house (kôrt′ho̵us′)

noun

  1. a building in which law courts are held
  2. ☆ a building that houses the offices of a county government
  3. ☆ a county seat: used in names of towns or cities

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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