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small-claims court

[ smawl-kleymz ]
/ ˈsmɔlˈkleɪmz /
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noun
a special court established to handle small claims or debts, usually without the services of lawyers.
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Also called small-debts court [smawl-dets]. /ˈsmɔlˈdɛts/.

Origin of small-claims court

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby small-claims court

small-cap, small capital, small change, small chop, small circle, small-claims court, smallclothes, small cog in a large wheel, small craft advisory, Smallens, smaller European elm bark beetle
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British Dictionary definitions for small-claims court

small claims court
noun
British and Canadian a local court with jurisdiction to try civil actions involving small claims
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