"night court" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: night courts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} night court (countable and uncountable, plural night courts)
  1. (US, criminal justice) A criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-night_court-en-noun-Dq~7VqBf Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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