courthouse
noun/ˈkɔrthaʊs/
Frequency rank: #6,715 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a building where courts of law are held.
Example sentence
The lawyer walked quickly to the courthouse to file the important documents.
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