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night court
noun
- a criminal court that convenes at night for the quick disposition of charges and the granting of bail.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of night court1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Ordinarily it would have been a simple bull-pen, night-court case—a loud-mouth drunk refusing to pay for a drink.
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