municipal court

noun

1

: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality

2

: police court

Examples of municipal court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts noted that this is an unusual case for a municipal court to take up, but the decision was comprehensive and leaves the door open for change. —Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026

An animal welfare investigation, in coordination with the city's compliance unit, the city's municipal court and the Arizona Humane Society, remained ongoing, police said. —Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026

The case stems from a dispute in Gibson County, with the cities of Milan and Trenton suing District Attorney Frederick Agee over his refusal to prosecute cases in municipal court without the cities paying for a prosecutor. —Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 16 Jan. 2026

During its closure, all services rendered at city hall will be unavailable, the post said, including municipal court and utility billing. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for municipal court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

Legal Definition

municipal court

noun

: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has limited civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality

also : police court