courthouse

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Holcomb said a courthouse is the most dangerous building in a county.

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  1. noun A building housing judicial courts.
  2. noun A building housing the offices of a county government.
  3. noun A county seat.

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  • At the rear of the courthouse was a sunken driveway that led to a garage. —  FSF,February2008
  • Carpentry repairs in the upper floors of the courthouse are also making good progress, —  Marshall Democrat-News Headlines
  • After employees and visitors at the courthouse were asked to leave the building just before 9 a.m.
  • It was supposed to be a good morning, where I could sleep in because I didn't have to be in the jury waiting room until 8: 30 a.m., and the commute from here to the courthouse is about an hour and twenty minutes less than the commute to my office. —  CrazyAuntPurl
  • Access to the courthouse is an example of democracy leveling the playing field and providing fairness. —  Seeing the Forest
 

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