traffic court
noun
: a minor court for disposition of petty prosecutions for violations of statutes, ordinances, and local regulations governing the use of highways and motor vehicles
Examples of traffic court in a Sentence
She has to be in traffic court this morning.
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He was then assigned to traffic court, as opposed to handling high-level criminal matters.
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Police filed the citations in traffic court rather than sending them to the DA’s office for criminal prosecution.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
Similar scams from earlier this year sought money to pay traffic court fees or fines for missing jury duty.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Deputies often make arrests in traffic court, Navis said, but usually on behalf of other counties.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Police filed the citations in traffic court rather than sending them to the DA’s office for criminal prosecution.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
Similar scams from earlier this year sought money to pay traffic court fees or fines for missing jury duty.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Deputies often make arrests in traffic court, Navis said, but usually on behalf of other counties.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traffic court
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“Traffic court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20court. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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