City court

A city court or municipal court is a court of law with jurisdiction limited to a city or other municipality. It typically addresses "violations of city ordinances and may also have jurisdiction over minor criminal cases...and over certain civil cases." Examples include Moscow City Court in Russia, Municipal Court of Chicago and New York City Civil Court in the United States.

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References

  1. ↑ Steven H. Gifis (2016). Dictionary of Legal Terms (5th ed.). New York: Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 978-1-4380-6796-4.
  2. ↑ James A. Ballentine (1916). A Law Dictionary. Indianapolis, USA: Bobbs-Merrill.
  3. ↑ David B. Wolcott (2006). "Criminal Justice System". In David Goldfield (ed.). Encyclopedia of American Urban History. SAGE Publications. pp. 197–198. ISBN 978-1-4522-6553-7.
  4. ↑ "Timeline of Judicial History". History of the Illinois Courts. Waukegan, IL: Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, Illinois. Retrieved September 15, 2016.