- a variation of justice's court.
justice court
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He appeared before a justice court judge who set a $1 million bond.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022
Although any judge in Mississippi can sign a search warrant, municipal and justice court judges commonly handle them.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2022
Oxley began work on the court on Monday, allowing for the full court to hold an election to name a permanent chief justice, court spokesman Steve Davis said.
From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2020
According to the Texas Association of Counties, a Justice of the Peace presides over the justice court in cases involving misdemeanors, small civil disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, as well as performing marriage ceremonies.
From Fox News • May 30, 2019
Here, Nab, take the garment, and press down the seams, you idle hussy; for neighbour Hopkins is straitened for time, while your tongue is going like a young lawyer's in a justice court.
From The Red Rover by Cooper, James Fenimore
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