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

No landgrave or cassique shall be tried for any criminal cause in any but the chief justice's court, and that by a jury of his peers.

From An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 by Hewatt, Alexander

It secures a competent and higher tribunal than the justice's court for the trial of suits at law.

From Elements of Civil Government by Peterman, Alexander L.

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.

Justices preside in the justice's court to hear and determine suits at law.

From Elements of Civil Government by Peterman, Alexander L.

The justice's court was about a mile from the road, in a carpenter shop, the proprietor of which was the justice.

From The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier by Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)