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night court

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noun
a criminal court that convenes at night for the quick disposition of charges and the granting of bail.
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Origin of night court

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby night court

night bolt, nightcap, nightclothes, nightclub, night coach, night court, night crawler, night dancer, nightdress, night editor, nightfall
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How to use night court in a sentence

  • Ordinarily it would have been a simple bull-pen, night-court case—a loud-mouth drunk refusing to pay for a drink.

    Ten From Infinity|Paul W. Fairman
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