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

Jacob Pennington also has been doing well on probation and was convicted in municipal court of the charge that triggered the probation violation, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. —Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025

According to Nelson's personnel file that was obtained by The Enquirer, he was promoted in 2014 by then-Prosecutor Joe Deters to assistant chief of the municipal court division. —Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025

And the municipal court can impose community service related to traffic safety and default of payment could result in jail time, the legislation states. —Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025

His trial date in municipal court is scheduled for Oct. 6. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 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