justice's court

American  

Or justice court

noun

Law.

1. an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace.

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Etymology

Origin of justice's court

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The foregoing description of the proceedings of a justice's court is that of a prosecution in ordinary cases.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

Also causes removed by appeal from a justice's court are tried in this court; in which cases it is said to have appellate jurisdiction.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

What is the judge who sits in a justice's court called?

From Civil Government of Virginia by Fox, William Fayette

Dick & Co. were not even asked to go the justice's court.

From The High School Boys' Training Hike by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

The court next higher than a justice's court, is a court held in each county, generally called a county court, or court of common pleas.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.