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About five, six FBI agents walked into the courthouse and arrested me. They said I was being arrested for distribution of information related to explosives over the Internet.
Sherman Austin

Meaning of "courthouse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COURTHOUSE

courthouse  [ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COURTHOUSE

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Courthouse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COURTHOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

courthouse

Courthouse

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.

Definition of courthouse in the English dictionary

The definition of courthouse in the dictionary is a public building in which courts of law are held.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COURTHOUSE


boathouse
ˈbəʊtˌhaʊs
cathouse
ˈkætˌhaʊs
charthouse
ˈtʃɑːtˌhaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
gatehouse
ˈɡeɪtˌhaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
hothouse
ˈhɒtˌhaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
masthouse
ˈmɑːstˌhaʊs
nuthouse
ˈnʌtˌhaʊs
outhouse
ˈaʊtˌhaʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
pesthouse
ˈpɛstˌhaʊs
pothouse
ˈpɒtˌhaʊs
shithouse
ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs
Statehouse
ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COURTHOUSE

courtesy
courtesy bus
courtesy call
courtesy car
courtesy card
courtesy coach
courtesy light
courtesy title
courtesy visit
courtezan
courtier
courtierism
courtierlike
courtierly
courting couple
courtlet
courtlier
courtliest
courtlike
courtliness

WORDS THAT END LIKE COURTHOUSE

beach house
coffee house
detached house
dollhouse
full house
house
house-to-house
in-house
lady of the house
mouse
Mulhouse
on the house
open house
opera house
playhouse
powerhouse
steak house
terraced house
town house
treehouse
Waterhouse

Synonyms and antonyms of courthouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «courthouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COURTHOUSE

Find out the translation of courthouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of courthouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «courthouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法院大楼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juzgado
570 millions of speakers

English

courthouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अदालत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحكمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

здание суда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tribunal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচারালয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tribunal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahkamah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gerichtsgebäude
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裁判所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법원 청사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengadilan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pháp đình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீதிமன்றத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्यायालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Adliye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tribunale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

budynek sądowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

будівлю суду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tribunal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δικαστικό Μέγαρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hofgebou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tingshuset
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tinghus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of courthouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTHOUSE»

The term «courthouse» is very widely used and occupies the 19.430 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTHOUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «courthouse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «courthouse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about courthouse

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6 QUOTES WITH «COURTHOUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word courthouse.
1
Sherman Austin
About five, six FBI agents walked into the courthouse and arrested me. They said I was being arrested for distribution of information related to explosives over the Internet.
2
Kevin Barry
In the early nineties, I was a cub reporter on a city newspaper in Limerick, and assigned to the courthouse there. One day, an old detective sergeant came and whispered to me in the press pit. He pointed out a young offender, a teenager who was up for stealing a car or something relatively minor, and said, 'See this kid? He'll kill.'
3
Kevin Barry
In my very early days as a journalist, as a cub reporter on a local newspaper, I used to cover the district courthouse in Limerick city - all human life passed through that establishment, and my time there remains a source of inspiration.
4
Janet Flanner
When you look at the startling ruins of Nuremberg, you are looking at a result of the war. When you look at the prisoners on view in the courthouse, you are looking at 22 of the causes.
5
Thurgood Marshall
Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.
6
Brian Schweitzer
The big guys, the big dogs, are going to own everything from the White House to the courthouse.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURTHOUSE»

Discover the use of courthouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to courthouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
County Courthouse Book
"The County Courthouse Book is a concise guide to county courthouses and courthouse records.
Elizabeth Petty Bentley, 2009
2
The road to Guilford Courthouse: the American revolution in ...
Here are compelling portraits of the brooding Sir Henry Clinton, the intelligent but deeply flawed British commander in chief who would become the scapegoat for the loss of America; and the dashing cavalryman Lieutenant Colonel Banastre ...
John Buchanan, 1997
3
Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The Last Great Battle in the North
Nordamerikanske Frihedskrig. Om slaget ved Monmouth Courthouse 1778
Brendan Morrissey, 2004
4
Blocking the Courthouse Door: How the Republican Party and ...
Charges the Bush administration and corporations with compromising civil liberties that protect the rights of Americans to sue, identifying the government's role in small business bankruptcy, and the deterioration of private medical ...
Stephanie Mencimer, 2006
5
From Tavern to Courthouse: Architecture and Ritual in ...
In From Tavern to Courthouse, Martha J. McNamara addresses this fundamental redefinition of civic space in Massachusetts.
Martha J. McNamara, 2004
6
Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
In Long, Obstinate, and Bloody, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard piece together what really happened on the wooded plateau in what is today Greensboro, North ...
Lawrence E. Babits, Joshua B. Howard, 2009
7
The Cowpens-Guilford Courthouse Campaign
In The Cowpens-Guilford Courthouse Campaign, Burke Davis provides an engaging account of the key battles in the American South, demonstrating that it was here that the strength of the Continental army's resistance to superior British forces ...
Burke Davis, 1962
8
Recharge Area and Geologic Controls for the Courthouse ...
The Courthouse-Sevenmile spring system in southwest Arches National Park supports the base flow of Courthouse Wash and a stable riparian environment that is critical to the ecology of the park and adjacent areas.
Hugh A. Hurlow, Charles E. Bishop, 2003
9
Dispute Settlement in International Space Law: A Multi-door ...
Drawing on lessons learned in international law, juridical dispute settlement, entrepeneural efficiency, science and technology and space policy, this book offers a comprehensive insight into dispute settlement and proposes a workable and ...
Gérardine Meishan Goh, 2007
10
On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching ...
fought against their country on behalf of the seceded Confederacy of states are honored on the courthouse lawn seemed insult enough—an insult magnified by the fact that Maryland had never even been partof the Confederacy. Walter Black  ...
Sherrilyn Ifill, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURTHOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term courthouse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Confederate monument at old Durham courthouse vandalized
Surveillance video could help Durham investigators identify who damaged a Confederate memorial located outside the old Durham County ... «WTVD-TV, Jul 15»
2
Mark Woods: Don't read this column on the Jacksonville courthouse
But, based on that previous order, you might not have wanted to walk onto the courthouse grounds with a sign like the one carried by a ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
3
State budget cuts could mean local courthouse delays
Palm Beach County courthouse lines and legal cases could take longer due to state budget cuts. Palm Beach County officials say legislators ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Baby found near courthouse in DC
WASHINGTON — A baby was found abandoned on a busy D.C. street, and the child's aunt was arrested a block away Tuesday. «WTOP, Jul 15»
5
Iconic torch from atop Taunton courthouse unlikely to return any time …
Iconic torch from atop Taunton courthouse unlikely to return any time ... up the 17-story Bristol County Superior Courthouse on Taunton Green. «The Sun Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Courthouse jubilee held to celebrate milestone
Cullman County Presiding District Judge Kim Chaney addresses a crowd in front of the Cullman County Courthouse during a ceremony ... «Cullman Times Online, Jul 15»
7
Nueces County Courthouse elevators need repairs
Micah DeBenedetto/Special to the Caller-Times People enter one of the public elevators on Monday at the Nueces County Courthouse. «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Jul 15»
8
Lawrence County Courthouse project cut to fit budget
But first, the courthouse project will be trimmed to fit within budget. kAmq@E9 2C6 A2CE @7 q657@C5VD $E6==2C r@>>F?:E:6D AC@8C2>[ ... «The Herald-Times, Jul 15»
9
Woman arrested and charged with threatening to blow up Hancock …
Hancock County Sheriff Tomlyn Primus says a month ago Lewis allegedly called into the temporary Hancock County Courthouse, located at ... «41 NBC News, Jul 15»
10
N.J. officers not liable in death of lawyer in county courthouse, judge …
Peter N. Fiorentino Jr., 42, went into cardiac arrest on July 7, 2011 while in a conference room at the Gloucester County courthouse. According ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

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