Concept information
Preferred term
petty courts
Definition
- Petty courts are known by various names: city or municipal courts, mayor's courts, magistrate's courts, or justice of the peace courts. They occupy the lowest level of courts and are courts of limited jurisdiction. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Petty Courts]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/petty_courts
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