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police court, court with jurisdiction limited to minor offenses, chiefly the least grave misdemeanors misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony . At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. and breaches of municipal ordinances. In practice the trial is usually held before a judge sitting without a jury. A police court may also examine persons accused of felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor , that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common ..... Click the link for more information. and commit them to jail pending indictment indictment (ĭndīt`mənt), in criminal law , formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. ..... Click the link for more information. and trial or release them on reasonable bail bail, in law, procurement of release from prison of a person awaiting trial or an appeal, by the deposit of security to insure his submission at the required time to legal authority. ..... Click the link for more information. . Magistrate's court, justice's court, and municipal court are other names for the police court. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At the police court proceedings, we shall hear the case for the prosecution, but in all probability his solicitors will advise him to reserve his defence. Often, from his high seat, he had listened indulgently to police court perjuries in cooked-up cases; but for the first time perjury was directed against him, and he no longer sat above the court, with the bailiffs, the Policemen's clubs, and the prison cells behind him. The scene is lively, is picturesque, and smells like a police court. |
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