Meanings
nouncourthouse (plural courthouses)
plural courthouses
- A public building housing courts of law.
- USThe public building where most American counties have their county offices.
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Afrikaans geregsgebou, justisiepaleis
- geregsgeboupublic building housing courts of law
- justisiepaleispublic building housing courts of law
- paleis van justisiepublic building housing courts of law
- hofgeboupublic building housing courts of law
Basque justizia jauregi, epaitegi
- justizia jauregipublic building housing courts of law
- epaitegipublic building housing courts of law
Catalan palau de justícia
- palau de justíciapublic building housing courts of law
Chinese Mandarin 法庭, 法院
- 法庭 (fǎtíng)public building housing courts of law
- 法院 (fǎyuàn)public building housing courts of law
Danish retsbygning, domhus
- retsbygningpublic building housing courts of law
- domhuspublic building housing courts of law
- tinghuspublic building housing courts of law
Dutch gerechtsgebouw, justitiepaleis
- gerechtsgebouwpublic building housing courts of law
- justitiepaleispublic building housing courts of law
- paleis van justitiepublic building housing courts of law
Finnish oikeustalo
- oikeustalopublic building housing courts of law
French palais de justice, tribunal
- palais de justicepublic building housing courts of law
- tribunalpublic building housing courts of law
- maison de courpublic building housing courts of law
German Gerichtsgebäude, Justizpalast
- Gerichtsgebäudepublic building housing courts of law
- Justizpalastpublic building housing courts of law
- Justizgebäudepublic building housing courts of law
Greek δικαστικό μέγαρο
- δικαστικό μέγαρο (dikastikó mégaro)public building housing courts of law
Hungarian bíróság
- bíróságpublic building housing courts of law
Irish teach na cúirte
- teach na cúirtepublic building housing courts of law
Italian palazzo di giustizia
- palazzo di giustiziapublic building housing courts of law
Japanese 裁判所, 法廷
- 裁判所 (saibansho)public building housing courts of law
- 法廷 (hōtei)public building housing courts of law
Latin cūria
- cūriapublic building housing courts of law
Māori whare whakawā
- whare whakawāpublic building housing courts of law
Norwegian tinghus
- tinghuspublic building housing courts of law
Polish gmach sądu
- gmach sądupublic building housing courts of law
Portuguese tribunal, palácio da justiça
- tribunalpublic building housing courts of law
- palácio da justiçapublic building housing courts of law
Romanian tribunal, palat de justiție
- tribunalpublic building housing courts of law
- palat de justițiepublic building housing courts of law
Russian зда́ние суда́, суд
- зда́ние суда́ (zdánije sudá)public building housing courts of law
- суд (sud)public building housing courts of law
- дворе́ц правосу́дия (dvoréc pravosúdija)public building housing courts of law
Scottish Gaelic taigh-cùirte
- taigh-cùirtepublic building housing courts of law
Spanish palacio de justicia
- palacio de justiciapublic building housing courts of law
Swedish tingshus, justitiepalats
- tingshuspublic building housing courts of law
- justitiepalatspublic building housing courts of law
- rättsbyggnadpublic building housing courts of law
Tagalog hukuman, bulwagan ng katarungan
- hukumanpublic building housing courts of law
- bulwagan ng katarunganpublic building housing courts of law
Vietnamese toà án
- toà ánpublic building housing courts of law
Cite this entry
APA
courthouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courthouse
MLA
“courthouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courthouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “courthouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courthouse.
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