courthouse

noun

court·​house ˈkȯrt-ˌhau̇s 

1

a

: a building in which courts of law are regularly held

b

: the principal building in which county offices are housed

2

: county seat

Examples of courthouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And last week in the same building, an ICE officer who shoved a mother to the floor at immigration courthouse was relieved of current duties. —Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025

So Hoyle filed the multigenerational group of McDonald’s workers into the courthouse. —Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025

The apparent shoving incident occurred at a New York City courthouse. —Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

The episode came just days after a separate confrontation at the same courthouse, when an agent was caught on video shoving an Ecuadorian woman into a wall after her husband was detained. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for courthouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

courthouse

noun

court·​house ˈkō(ə)rt-ˌhau̇s 

ˈkȯ(ə)rt-

: a building in which courts of law are held or county offices are located

Legal Definition

courthouse

noun

court·​house

: a building in which court is regularly held