"police court" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: police courts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} police court (plural police courts)
  1. (law) A court of justice for trying minor criminal cases brought before it by the police, often in summary proceedings. Wikipedia link: police court Translations (type of court): politierechtbank [feminine] (Dutch), tribunal de police [masculine] (French), Polizeigericht [neuter] (German)

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