municipal court
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noun
a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.
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Origin of municipal court
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby municipal court
municipal, municipal bond, municipal bond fund, municipal bonds, municipal corporation, municipal court, municipalism, municipality, municipalize, munificence, munificent
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