municipal court

noun

1

: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality

2

: police court

Examples of municipal court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Push for steeper penalties While the city ordinance allows fines as high as $500, fines can also be much lower depending on what the city’s municipal court sets them at. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026

Municipal parks and trails, La Villita and Market Square shops, municipal court magistration and San Antonio Police Department detention center will all remain open. —Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026

These high earners include water plant operators, municipal court judges, and directors of departments like aviation and health. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026

People who don’t follow the restrictions will get a warning for the first two violations, followed by a fine on the third violation and municipal court summons on the fourth. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for municipal court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

Legal Definition

municipal court

noun

: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usually has limited civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality

also : police court