recorder's court

recorder's court
An inferior court of limited juris diction established under legislative authority in a city or town with a jurisdiction which is usually similar to that of justices' courts in civil matters and to that of police courts in criminal cases, Colton v Superior Court, 84 Cal App 303, 257 P 909.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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