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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Massachusetts man attacks people with pepper spray at courthouse near Boston
A Massachusetts man wearing a gas mask and tactical gear was captured on video walking into a courthouse in a Boston suburb and attacking several people with pepper spray.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Earlier this week, footage of federal agents tackling a Venezuelan man in a New Hampshire courthouse — and bulldozing an elderly bystander in the process — was shared by multiple outlets.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The trial is scheduled to stretch on for several weeks out of the E. Barrett Prettyman courthouse in Washington, D.C. with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg setting aside court dates through early July.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the buffer zone for the first trial last year after Read supporters initially looked to overturn the order, keeping proponents and detractors at least 200 feet away from the courthouse.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Earlier this week, footage of federal agents tackling a Venezuelan man in a New Hampshire courthouse — and bulldozing an elderly bystander in the process — was shared by multiple outlets.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The trial is scheduled to stretch on for several weeks out of the E. Barrett Prettyman courthouse in Washington, D.C. with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg setting aside court dates through early July.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the buffer zone for the first trial last year after Read supporters initially looked to overturn the order, keeping proponents and detractors at least 200 feet away from the courthouse.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Courthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courthouse. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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