courthouse
nounUK /ˈkɔːthaʊs/
US /ˈkɔːrthaʊs/
A building where judges and lawyers work and where people go to settle problems with the law.
The trial will be held at the county courthouse on Monday.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The building in which a county's government offices are located.
She went to the courthouse to renew her car registration.
3. The official place where legal records and documents are kept.
The deed to the house is filed at the courthouse.
4. A town or city that is the seat of local government for a county.
Springfield is the courthouse town for the whole county.