courthouse

palazzo di giustizia, tribunale

Edificio in cui i giudici trattano le cause.

In inglese semplice: A building where judges hear legal cases.

• The trial is at the courthouse.
• Reporters waited on the courthouse steps.
• Two new courthouses opened in the city last year.

Sinonimi: court building

Espressioni comuni: outside the courthouse, courthouse steps, local courthouse

sede della contea

Edificio che ospita i principali uffici amministrativi di una contea.

In inglese semplice: A building containing the main government offices of a county.

• The county clerk works at the courthouse.
• We collected our marriage license from the courthouse.
• The old courthouse holds records of local land ownership.

Sinonimi: county administration building

Espressioni comuni: county courthouse, courthouse records, courthouse offices