Definition of "courthouse" []

• A building housing judicial courts. (noun)
• A building housing the offices of a county government. (noun)
• A county seat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The new courthouse is a winner if you love maximum solar energy and accompanying sun glare dominating the entry and hallways."
• "What was going on inside the courthouse is less clear."
• "The morass also threatens sales activity fueled by investors who purchase homes in courthouse foreclosure auctions."