Word Type

Noun

The word "courthouse" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

capital city center of town city large citties michigan town

Derived Terms

Amelia Courthouse Charlotte Court House Gloucester Courthouse King and Queen Court House Spotsylvania Courthouse Washington Court House

Derived From

court house

Has Part

rooms

Context

law us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

building government building house

Type Of (IsA)

government building house place criminals where law applied

Parts (Meronyms)

bar bench courtroom dock jury box well witness box witness stand

Receives Action

found in county seat

Related Terms

court of law

Used For

criminal trials and paying speeding tickets get married in getting married hold trial judges pay certain bills settle civil litigation try criminal trying cases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.