- traffic court
- noun Date: 1919 a minor court for disposition of petty prosecutions for violations of statutes, ordinances, and local regulations governing the use of highways and motor vehicles
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
traffic court
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traffic court — n: a local court having limited jurisdiction over violation of statutes, ordinances, and regulations governing the use of roads and motor vehicles Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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