noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A public building housing courts of law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a building that houses judicial courts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house
4
noun
Meaning 4
a government building that houses the offices of a county government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: government building
History
Etymology
From court + house.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
geregsgebou
— public building housing courts of law
Afrikaans:
justisiepaleis
— public building housing courts of law
Afrikaans:
paleis van justisie
— public building housing courts of law
Afrikaans:
hofgebou
— public building housing courts of law
Armenian:
դատարան
(dataran)
— public building housing courts of law
Basque:
justizia jauregi
— public building housing courts of law
Basque:
epaitegi
— public building housing courts of law
Catalan:
palau de justícia
— public building housing courts of law
Chinese Mandarin:
法庭
(fǎtíng)
— public building housing courts of law
Chinese Mandarin:
法院
(fǎyuàn)
— public building housing courts of law
Danish:
retsbygning
— public building housing courts of law
Danish:
domhus
— public building housing courts of law
Danish:
tinghus
— public building housing courts of law
Dutch:
gerechtsgebouw
— public building housing courts of law
Dutch:
justitiepaleis
— public building housing courts of law
Dutch:
paleis van justitie
— public building housing courts of law
Finnish:
oikeustalo
— public building housing courts of law
French:
palais de justice
— public building housing courts of law
French:
tribunal
— public building housing courts of law
French:
maison de cour
— public building housing courts of law
Galician:
pazo de justiza
— public building housing courts of law
German:
Gerichtsgebäude
— public building housing courts of law
German:
Justizpalast
— public building housing courts of law
German:
Justizgebäude
— public building housing courts of law
Greek:
δικαστικό μέγαρο
(dikastikó mégaro)
— public building housing courts of law
Hungarian:
bíróság
— public building housing courts of law
Irish:
teach na cúirte
— public building housing courts of law
Italian:
palazzo di giustizia
— public building housing courts of law
Japanese:
裁判所
(saibansho)
— public building housing courts of law
Japanese:
法廷
(hōtei)
— public building housing courts of law
Khmer:
សាលាក្តី
(saalaa ktəy)
— public building housing courts of law
Latin:
cūria
— public building housing courts of law
Macedonian:
судница
(sudnica)
— public building housing courts of law
Māori:
whare whakawā
— public building housing courts of law
Navajo:
aahwiinítʼį́ bá hooghan
— public building housing courts of law
Norwegian:
tinghus
— public building housing courts of law
Ojibwe:
onashowewigamig
— public building housing courts of law
Plautdietsch:
Rechthus
— public building housing courts of law
Polish:
gmach sądu
— public building housing courts of law
Portuguese:
tribunal
— public building housing courts of law
Portuguese:
palácio da justiça
— public building housing courts of law
Romanian:
tribunal
— public building housing courts of law
Romanian:
palat de justiție
— public building housing courts of law
Russian:
зда́ние суда́
(zdánije sudá)
— public building housing courts of law
Russian:
суд
(sud)
— public building housing courts of law
Russian:
дворе́ц правосу́дия
(dvoréc pravosúdija)
— public building housing courts of law
Scottish Gaelic:
taigh-cùirte
— public building housing courts of law
Serbo-Croatian:
зграда суда
— public building housing courts of law
Serbo-Croatian:
судница
— public building housing courts of law
Serbo-Croatian:
суд
— public building housing courts of law
Serbo-Croatian:
zgrada suda
— public building housing courts of law
Serbo-Croatian:
sudnica
— public building housing courts of law
Serbo-Croatian:
sud
— public building housing courts of law
Spanish:
palacio de justicia
— public building housing courts of law
Swedish:
tingshus
— public building housing courts of law
Swedish:
justitiepalats
— public building housing courts of law
Swedish:
rättsbyggnad
— public building housing courts of law
Tagalog:
hukuman
— public building housing courts of law
Tagalog:
bulwagan ng katarungan
— public building housing courts of law
Tok Pisin:
haus kot
— public building housing courts of law
Vietnamese:
toà án
— public building housing courts of law
Volapük:
cödöp
— public building housing courts of law