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

People who don’t follow the restrictions will get a warning for the first two violations, followed by a fine on the third violation and municipal court summons on the fourth. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026

During the recall process, White accused LeVota of getting involved in the lawsuit as an act of revenge after White allegedly declined to create a position for LeVota within the Jackson County municipal court system. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

People threw rocks and bricks at the city’s 911 center and municipal court building. —Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 24 Mar. 2026

Mayor Pro Tem John Kirkland said Bastrop’s municipal court also handles truancy cases. —Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 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