Court-House — Law Dictionary

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The building occupied for the purposes of a court of record. The term may be used of a place temporarily occupied for the sessions of a court, though not the regular court-house; as, a church used when the court-house was occupied by troops; Kane v. Mc Cown, 55 Mo. 181; and see Hambright v. Brockman, 59 Mo. 52; and where the court-house was burned down, sales required by law to be at its door must be held at the ruins of the door; Waller v. Arnold, 71 111. 350.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The building occupied for the public sessions of a court, with its various offices. The term may be used of a place temporarily occupied for the sessions of a court, though not the regidar courthouse. Harris v. State, 72 Miss. 960, 18 South. 387, 33 In R. A. 85; Vigo County v. Stout, 136 Ind. 53, 35 N. E. 683, 22 L. R. A. 398; Waller v. Arnold, 71 111. 353; Kane v. McCown, 55 Mo. 198.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The building occupied for the public sessions of a court, with its various offices, The term may be used of a placa temporarily occupied for the sessions of a court, though not the regular court-house. 55 Mo. 181; 71 IL. 350.