noun
courthouse
KAWRT-hows
noun
1
A building where court cases are heard, and often where local government offices are based.
"The trial will be held at the county courthouse."
"She filed the paperwork at the courthouse downtown."
How to Use Courthouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe building where legal trials and hearings take place.
Common pairings
county courthouse
federal courthouse
steps of the courthouse
Word Forms
courthouses plural
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Etymology
A compound of court and house.