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

Casada and Cothren first walked into the courthouse in 2022, when the corruption charges against them were unsealed. —Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025

Several dozen people lined up outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse in hopes of getting inside the hearing. —Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025

Luigi Mangione supporter Abril Rios, 26, speaks to the media outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan on September 16, 2025. —Joshua Rhett Miller dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

Milwaukee County has found a way to keep alive a service that helps people navigate the county's overwhelming courthouse after federal funding that sustained the program was cut. —Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 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