courthouse
noun/ˈkɔːthaʊs/
/ˈkɔːrthaʊs/
- (especially North American English) a building containing courts of law
- The prison is opposite the courthouse.
Which Word? court / law court / court of lawcourt / law court / court of lawTopics Buildingsb2- All these words can be used to refer to a place where legal trials take place. Court and (formal) court of law usually refer to the actual room where cases are judged. Courtroom is also used for this. Law court (British English) is more often used to refer to the building:
- The prison is opposite the law court.
- (in the US) a building containing the offices of a county government
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