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traffic court
noun
: a minor court for disposition of petty prosecutions for violations of statutes, ordinances, and local regulations governing the use of highways and motor vehicles
Examples of traffic court in a Sentence
She has to be in traffic court this morning.
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement Segura, who was sworn in Wednesday, had been serving as a commissioner in North County traffic court when she was appointed to a judge’s seat.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
In Porter’s case, her ticket was dismissed when the sheriff’s deputy failed to attend the traffic court hearing.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
The race to replace Vic Fleming, who is retiring this year as Little Rock's traffic court judge, is a contest between Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright and Little Rock attorney Robert Tellez.
—John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2024
At a traffic court hearing in December 2013, Kriv used the girlfriend alibi for the first time, authorities now allege.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 3 June 2023
So with the exception of the traffic court citation handed out by the police's Street Crimes unit, no fines were apparently issued on the day of the sweep.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2022
In traffic court this month, defense attorney Steve Roach asked the prosecutor whether Kriv, who made the arrest, would be subpoenaed in his client’s DUI case.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2023
The Staten Island native appeared in traffic court several months later, where he was ordered to pay $114 in fines.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
But the Sentinel reported last month that there is a 24-year-old Stephen Stafford Jones in Gainesville whose signature on a traffic court document matched the Stephen Jones signatures on Floridians for Equality and Justice’s election filings, according to an expert forensic document examiner.
—Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near traffic court
Cite this Entry
“Traffic court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20court. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
traffic court
noun
: a local court having limited jurisdiction over violation of statutes, ordinances, and regulations governing the use of roads and motor vehicles
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