courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkȯrt-ˌhau̇s 
1
a
: a building in which courts of law are regularly held
b
: the principal building in which county offices are housed
2
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Last week Burgess and his lawyer Ariel Mitchell gave a press conference outside the Manhattan courthouse claiming to have testified before the grand jury, as Deadline reported.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
With protests outside the courthouse audible inside the courtroom, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley instructed the jury to not listen to the words being yelled.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Both supporters and critics of Penny have held demonstrations; Penny arrived at the courthouse Friday to critical chants from a small group of protesters.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Last week Burgess and his lawyer Ariel Mitchell gave a press conference outside the Manhattan courthouse claiming to have testified before the grand jury, as Deadline reported.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
With protests outside the courthouse audible inside the courtroom, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley instructed the jury to not listen to the words being yelled.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Both supporters and critics of Penny have held demonstrations; Penny arrived at the courthouse Friday to critical chants from a small group of protesters.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkō(ə)rt-ˌhau̇s
ˈkȯ(ə)rt-
: a building in which courts of law are held or county offices are located
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