night court
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of night court
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Mystery still shrouds Zhang’s escape in July, following a late night court hearing in Mexico City when a judge unexpectedly granted him house arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
In a Wednesday night court filing, the U.S.
From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023
Melissa Rauch plays prior Judge Harry Stone’s daughter, Abby Stone, the new night court judge and the sunshine to Larroquette’s gloom.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023
He “hung out around grimy boxing rings and gangsterish social clubs and the city night court; he observed inveterate gamblers and exhausted dance marathoners and denizens of the racetrack.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2021
They then hauled him into night court while the rest of us followed, frightened and angry.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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