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night court

night court noun: a criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges.

Noun

night court (countable and uncountable, plural night courts)

  1. (US, criminal justice) A criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges.

Forms of night court

pluralnight courts

Questions about night court

What does night court mean?
Night court means a criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges.
What part of speech is night court?
Night court is a noun.
What is the plural of night court?
The plural of night court is night courts.

Words near night court in the dictionary

  1. night chairs
  2. night class
  3. night classes
  4. night club
  5. night clubs
  6. night court
  7. night courts
  8. night crawler
  9. night crawlers
  10. night crawling
  11. night cream

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