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

The pay increase for the judges has been floated as part of long-running discussions on improving operations and expanding docket days for the city’s beleaguered municipal court. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

In December 2025, at the municipal court case, Florsheim, a Shorewood resident and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, argued the trespassing citation Shorewood police issued was unlawful. — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026

City and county leaders remain divided over negotiations, including how cases should be handled through Mableton's municipal court. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

House said the village continued to use the Park Avenue building for municipal court proceedings until a few years ago, when it was deemed no longer safe to do so. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 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
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

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