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municipal court

mu·nic·i·pal court
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-nis-uh-puh l kawrt, kohrt]
    • /myuˈnɪs ə pəl kɔrt, koʊrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-nis-uh-puh l kawrt, kohrt]
    • /myuˈnɪs ə pəl kɔrt, koʊrt/

Definitions of municipal court words

  • noun municipal court a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes. 1
  • noun municipal court a lower court which in some states deals with cases from the whole state, while in others it deals with cases from a particular city 0
See all 2 definitions of municipal court

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Origin of municipal court

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Municipal court

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Municipal court

municipal court popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

municipal court usage trend in Literature

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