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magistrate's court

noun

  1. a court having limited jurisdiction over minor civil and criminal matters, as matters of contract not exceeding a particular amount of money.

magistrates' court

noun

  1. (in England) a court of summary jurisdiction held before two or more justices of the peace or a stipendiary magistrate to deal with minor crimes, certain civil actions, and preliminary hearings

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Word History and Origins

Origin of magistrate's court1

First recorded in 1865–70

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