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court·house

(kôrt′hous′)
n.
1. A building housing judicial courts.
2.
a. A building housing a county government's offices.
b. A county seat.
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courthouse

(ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs)
n
(Law) a public building in which courts of law are held
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court•house

(ˈkɔrtˌhaʊs, ˈkoʊrt-)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz)
1. a building in which courts of law are held.
2. a county seat.
[1425–75]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:courthouse - a government building that houses the offices of a county government]courthouse - a government building that houses the offices of a county government
government building - a building that houses a branch of government
2. courthouse - a building that houses judicial courts
courtroom, court - a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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Translations
دار العَدل أو القَضاء
soud
domhusretsbygning
dómhús
súdna budova
adliye sarayı

courthouse

[ˈkɔːthaʊs] N (courthouses (pl)) [ˈkɔːthaʊzɪz] (esp US) (Jur) → palacio m de justicia
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courthouse

[ˈkɔːrthaʊs] n (US) (= court) → palais m de justice
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

courthouse

[ˈkɔːthaʊs] n (Am) → tribunale m, palazzo di giustizia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

court

(koːt) noun
1. a place where legal cases are heard. a magistrates' court; the High Court. hof, geregshof دار المحكمـه съд tribunal soud das Gericht ret; domstol δικαστήριο juzgado kohtukoda دادگاه tuomioistuin tribunal בֵּית מִשפָּט अदालत sud bíróság pengadilan réttur corte, tribunale 法廷 법정 teismas tiesa; tiesas zāle mahkamah gerechtshof rettslokale, tinghus, domstol sąd قضاء tribunal curte, tribunal суд súd, súdna sieň, pojednávacia miestnosť sodišče sud domstol, rätt ศาล mahkeme 法院 суд كچ‍ہ‍ری، عدالت tòa án 法院
2. the judges and officials of a legal court. The accused is to appear before the court on Friday. hof, regbank مَحكمـه، قُضاة съдилище tribunal soud das Gericht ret; domstol δικαστήριο tribunal kohus قاضی و هیئت منصفه oikeus cour בֵּית הַמִשפָּט अदालत के न्यायाधीश और अन्य अधिकारी sud törvényszék sidang pengadilan dómstóll corte, tribunale 裁判官 판사, 법관 teismas tiesa mahkamah rechtbank domstol sąd قاضی او منصفه هییت tribunal tribunal суд súd, súdny tribunál, členovia súdu sodišče sud domstolens (rättens) ledamöter ผู้พิพากษาและเจ้าหน้าที่ในศาล mahkeme heyeti 法庭 суд عدالت ك‍ے جج اور دوسر‍ے افسر quan tòa 法官
3. a marked-out space for certain games. a tennis-court; a squash court. baan ساحة، فِناء، مَلعَب корт quadra kurt der Platz bane γήπεδο pista, cancha väljak زمین بازی kenttä court מגרש किसी खेल का मैदान igralište (sport)pálya lapangan völlur campo スポーツのコート (운동 경기) 코트 aikštė, kortas (spēļu) laukums gelanggang baan bane kort لوبغاړی campo teren корт kurt, dvorec, ihrisko igrišče teren bana สนามสําหรับเล่นกีฬา kort 球場 майданчик, корт ميدان sân chơi 球场
4. the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen. the court of King James. hof حاشِيَه المَلِك (кралски) двор corte dvůr der Hof hof βασιλική αυλή, οι αυλικοί corte õukond درباریان hovi cour חֲצַר הַמלוּכָה राजा या रानी के अधिकारी dvor (királyi) udvar kalangan istana hirð corte 宮廷 어전회의 dvariškiai galms istana hof hoff dwór درباری corte curte двор dvor, dvorania dvor(jani) dvor hov องคมนตรีและข้าราชบริพาร saray halkı 朝廷大臣 двір королівський دربار شاهي ك‍ے ممبران triều thần 朝廷大臣
5. the palace of a king or queen. Hampton Court. hof, paleis بَلاط المَلِك дворец Palácio palác die Residenz slot ανάκτορο palacio kuningakoda دربار palatsi cour ארמון किसी राजा या रानी का महल palača királyi palota istana konungsgarður palazzo reale 宮殿 궁정, 궁중 dvaras, rūmai [] pils istana hof slott dwór دربار Palácio palat дворец palác, sídlo dvor dvorac slott พระราชวัง saray 宮廷 палац قصر شاهى، دربار شاهى cung điện 宫廷
6. an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house. binnehof فَناء واسِع مُحاط بِالمَباني (вътрешен) двор praça dvůr der Innenhof gård; gårdsplads αυλή patio hoov حیاط؛ محوطۀ میان چند ساختمان aukea cour חצר मकानों या किसी एक मकान के हिस्सों से घिरी खुली जगह dvorište udvar halaman húsagarður cortile 中庭 안마당 kiemas sēta; pagalms laman binnenplaats plass dziedziniec محوطه praça curte двор dvor, nádvorie dvorišče dvorište gård, gårdsplan ที่เปิดโล่งรอบบ้าน avlu 庭院 двір, подвір'я صحن، آنگن phố cụt 院落
verb
1. to try to win the love of; to woo. die hof maak يَتَوَدَّد، يَتَغَزَّل ухажвам cortejar dvořit se den Hof machen bejle til φλερτάρω cortejar, hacer la corte a kurameerima, kosima عشق بازی کردن؛ اظهار عشق کردن liehitellä courtiser לְחָזֵר प्यार हासिल करने की कोशिश करना udvarati udvarol vkinek memacari stíga í vænginn við corteggiare 求愛する 구애하다 merginti, pirštis, mylėtis parādīt uzmanību (sievietei) menggoda het hof maken gjøre kur til, beile, fri til zalecać się do عشق کول، اظهار cortejar a curta, a face curte ухаживать dvoriť dvoriti udvarati se uppvakta, fria till จีบ kur yapmak 求愛 домагатися чиєїсь прихильності عشق بازى كرنا tán tỉnh 求爱
2. to try to gain (admiration etc). vlei يُحاول كسْب الإعجاب домогвам се до buscar usilovat (o) werben tragte efter επιζητώ buscar meeldida püüdma دنبال چیزی رفتن kerätä ihailua solliciter לְנָסות לִזכּוֹת प्रशंसा इत्यादि हासिल करने की कोशिश करना zadobivati talpal, keresi (vki kegyét) berusaha mendapatkan sækjast eftir sollecitare 求める 환심을 얻으려고 하다 stengtis užsitarnauti pielabināties; glaimot mengambil hati streven naar trakte etter, prøve å få zabiegać o څه شی پسی تلل buscar a căuta să atragă (simpatia) обхаживать uchádzať sa prizadevati si pokušati zadobiti söka vinna พยายามให้ได้มา yaranmaya çalışmak 企求 залицятися до кого توجه يا مدد كا خواستگار هونا tìm cách đạt được 企求
3. to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc). moeilikheid soek يتعرَّض للخَطَر сам си търся (неприятностите) arriscar přivolávat, vyprovokovat heraufbeschwören indbyde til; udfordre til προκαλώ correr, ponerse delante de, buscar õnnetust kaela kutsuma مخاطره آمیز بودن vaarantaa aller au-devant de לְהָזמִין जानबूझ कर खतरा उठाता प्रतीत होना riskirati dacol, keresi (a bajt) mengambil risiko bjóða (e-u óæskilegu) heim andare in cerca di 招く 자초하다 prisišaukti, užsitraukti izaicināt, piesaukt (nelaimi) menempah uitlokken innby til, utfordre, utsette seg for igrać z زړه لاسته راوستل arriscar-se a a o căuta (cu lumânarea) играть с огнём privolávať izzivati izazivati utmana เสี่ยง davet etmek, çağırmak 招致(危險等) накликати مصيبت مول لينا đón lấy 招致(危险等)
ˈcourtier (-tiə) noun
a member of the court of a king or queen. He was one of King James' courtiers. howeling مِن حاشِيَة المَلِك придворен cortesão dvořan der Höfling hofmand; hofdame αυλικός cortesano, cortesana õukondlane درباری؛ ملازم hovimies courtisan, dame de la cour אִיש חֲצַר הַמלוּכָה दरबारी dvorjan udvari ember, udvaronc pegawai istana hirðmaður cortigiano 廷臣 정신(廷臣) dvariškis, rūmininkas galminieks ahli hoveling medlem av hoffet dworzanin درباری cortesão curtezan, doamnă de la curte придворный dvoran, -ka dvorjan dvorjanin hovman ข้าราชบริพาร saraylı 侍臣,朝臣 придворний دربار شاهي ك‍ا ممبر cận thần 廷臣,朝臣
ˈcourtly adjective
having fine manners. hoflik لَطيف، متودِّد изтънчено elegante uhlazený, vytříbený vornehm beleven αριστοκρατικός cortés, elegante, fino peenekombeline آراسته و باوقار hyvätapainen raffiné מנומס सुसभ्य lijepog ponašanja, otmjen udvarias sopan (formlega) kurteis raffinato 優雅な 세련된, 예의바른 mandagus, pagarbus smalks; izmeklēts berkelakuan baik hoffelijk høvisk, hoff-, formell dworski باوقار elegante rafi­nat обходительный uhladený vljuden uglađen hövisk สุภาพเรียบร้อย kibar, nazik 有教養的 вишуканий; ввічливий خوش اخلاق lịch sự 优雅的
ˈcourtliness noun
hoflikheid لَطافَه، تودُّد، كَياسَه изисканост cortesia uhlazenost, elegance die Vornehmheit belevenhed αριστοκρατικότητα cortesía, finura peenus ادب؛ وقار hyvätapaisuus courtoisie נימוס सुसभ्यता otmjenost, pristojnost udvariasság kesopanan hofmennska; viðhafnarleg kurteisi raffinatezza みやびさ 세련, 예의 바름 mandagumas, pagarbumas smalkums; galantums kelakuan baik hoffelijkheid høviskhet dworskość ادب، وقار cortesia curtoazie обходительность dvornosť vljudnost uglađenost höviskhet ความสุภาพเรียบร้อย kibarlık, nezaket 有教養 вишуканість; ввічливість خوش اخلاقى، شائستگی sự lịch sự 礼貌
ˈcourtship noun
courting or wooing. hofmakery, vryery تودُّد، مُغازلّـه ухажване cortejamento dvoření, námluvy das Hofmachen bejlen φλερτ cortejo, galanteo kurameerimine, kosimine عشق بازی؛ خواستگاری liehittely cour חזור, חיזור प्रणय निवेदन udvaranje udvarlás pacaran biðlun corte, corteggiamento 求愛 구애 merginimasis uzmanības parādīšana (sievietei) memikat verkering beiling, frieri zaloty عشق کول cortejamento curte ухаживание dvorenie dvorjenje udvaranje uppvaktning, kurtis การขอความรัก kur yapma 求愛 залицяння معاشق‍ہ sự tán tỉnh 求爱
ˈcourthouse noun
a building where legal cases are held. hofgebou دار العَدل أو القَضاء съдебна палата tribunal soud(ní budova) das Gerichtsgebäude retsbygning; domhus δικαστικό μέγαρο palacio de justicia kohtumaja ساختمان دادگستری oikeustalo palais de justice בֵּית מִשפַּט न्यायलय भवन sudnica törvényszék gedung pengadilan dómhús palazzo di giustizia 裁判所 법원 청사 teismo pastatas tiesas ēka mahkamah gerechtsgebouw tinghus, rettslokale sąd محاکمه tribunal tribunal здание суда súdna budova sodišče sudnica domstolsbyggnad, tingshus สํานักงานศาล adliye sarayı 法院 суд عدالت كي عمارت phòng xử án 法院
ˌcourt-ˈmartialplural ˌcourts-ˈmartial noun
a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline. krygsraad مَحكمة عُرفيّـه военен съд conselho de guerra válečný soud das Kriegsgericht militærret στρατοδικείο consejo de guerra, tribunal militar sõjakohus دادگاه نظامی sotaoikeus conseil de guerre מִשפָּט צְבָאִי सैनिक अदालत vojni sud hadbíróság pengadilan militer herréttur corte marziale 軍法会議 군법 회의 karo lauko teismas kara tiesa mahkamah tentera krijgsraad krigsrett sąd wojenny نظامی محاکمه conselho de guerra curte marţială трибунал vojenský súd vojno sodišče vojni sud krigsrätt ศาลทหาร askerî mahkeme 軍事法庭 трибунал كورٹ مارشل، فوجى عدالت tòa án quân sự 军事法庭
ˈcourtyard noun
a court or enclosed ground beside, or surrounded by, a building. the courtyard of the castle. binnehof فِناء، ساحه، باحَه двор pátio dvůr, nádvoří der Hof gård; gårdsplads αυλή, προαύλιο patio õu حیاط؛ محوطه sisäpiha cour חצר आंगन, प्रांगन unutarnje dvorište udvar (házé) halaman húsagarður cortile 中庭 정원, 안마당 kiemas sēta; pagalms halaman binnenplaats gårdsplass, borggård dziedziniec محوطه pátio curte двор dvor, nádvorie dvorišče dvorište gård, gårdsplan สนามรอบบ้าน avlu, taşlık 庭院 двір صحن، آنگن sân nhỏ 庭院
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In desperation, he ran to the city and went straight to the courthouse to report the robbery to the magistrate.
The courthouse was crowded, of course, and would remain so to the finish, for not only in the town itself, but in the country for miles around, the trial was the one topic of conversation among the people.
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And there was a thief aboard, and he had them two big di'monds that's advertised out here on this courthouse door; and he slipped ashore with his hand-bag and struck out into the dark and the storm, and he was a-hoping he could get to this town all right and be safe.
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The duke he hired the courthouse, and we went around and stuck up our bills.
As he had expected, it was not long before he saw Rose go across the courthouse yard toward her office on the north side of the square.
"I guess we may not meet again until you see me on the stand in the courthouse. I'll give you something to think over between now and then.
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