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

Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, a lawyer for Ábrego Garcia, told media outside the courthouse simply that the hearing could not happen Tuesday and that an update to the case would be posted on the court docket in the next few days. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

They were scheduled to be arraigned at the Pasadena courthouse later Tuesday. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Outside court, a 56-year-old woman is arrested for allegedly filming jurors leaving the courthouse. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

John Alexander, Johntaya Alexander’s father, said outside the courthouse after the mistrial that his family had been denied justice. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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