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

Now, vehicle owners are required to either pay all of the delinquent citations in full immediately or schedule a virtual or in-person municipal court appearance to redeem their vehicle. —Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025

The officer, by checking a single box on a criminal summons, sent the case to municipal court — where Camp faced a potential jail sentence 36 times longer, and a fine almost nine times higher, than what would be allowed under state law. —Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025

Dunning also said that a formal city audit of the municipal court system and its operations was initiated in October. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025

Akeem Pierre, 42, was charged in municipal court in Dorchester Thursday with animal cruelty and animal cruelty by a custodian. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

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