POLICE COURT


Meaning of POLICE COURT in English

Function: noun

Date: 1823

: a court of record that has jurisdiction over various minor offenses (as breach of the peace) and the power to bind over for trial in a superior court or for a grand jury persons accused of more serious offenses

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.