traffic court

noun

1. a court that passes on alleged violations of traffic laws.

traffic court

noun

1. law a magistrates' court dealing with traffic offences

Word History and Origins

Origin of traffic court¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In other cases, officers were encouraged not to show up to testify at traffic court, or to feign amnesia on the stand.

From ProPublica

Gloria in December directed officers to write tickets for low-level infraction violations that are routed to the county’s traffic court, which also handles minor offenses, because he thought those could be handled most swiftly.

From Voice of San Diego

Idiotically, he recalled being summoned before a traffic court, years back.

From Project Gutenberg

He had once been to traffic court as a roaring juvenile eighteen years before.

From Project Gutenberg