NOUN | group | police court | a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused / accused of serious offenses |
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Meaning | A court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused / accused of serious offenses. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | court, tribunal, judicature | An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
Spanish | juzgado de guardia |
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