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petty session

petty session is the singular of petty sessions.

Meaning of petty sessions

Noun

petty sessions pl (normally plural, singular petty session)

  1. (UK, historical, plural-normally) A lower-level, local court in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and several Commonwealth countries that handled minor, summary offenses without a jury.

Forms of petty session

pluralpetty sessions

Questions about petty session

What is petty session the singular of?
Petty session is the singular of petty sessions.

Words near petty session in the dictionary

  1. petty officers second class
  2. petty officers third class
  3. petty patent
  4. petty patents
  5. petty serjeanty
  6. petty session
  7. petty sessions
  8. petty spurge
  9. petty theft
  10. petty thefts
  11. petty treason

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