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Meaning of "police court" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLICE COURT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLICE COURT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Police court is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLICE COURT

police academy
police car
police cell
police chief
police constable
police custody
police department
police dog
police escort
police force
police headquarters
police helicopter
police inspector
police intervention
police marksman
Police Motu
police office
police officer
police presence
police procedural

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLICE COURT

Boulogne-Billancourt
circuit court
county court
court
criminal court
district court
divorce court
family court
Federal court
go to court
juvenile court
kangaroo court
out of court
out-of-court
Port Harcourt
Prix Goncourt
superior court
Supreme Court
tennis court
the ball is in your court
trial court

Synonyms and antonyms of police court in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «police court» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLICE COURT

Find out the translation of police court to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of police court from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «police court» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

警察法庭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juzgado de guardia
570 millions of speakers

English

police court
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुलिस अदालत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محكمة الشرطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полицейский суд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tribunal de polícia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুলিশ হাবিলদার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tribunal de police
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polis polis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polizeigericht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警察裁判所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경찰 법원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pulisi polisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tòa án vi cảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலீஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोलिस कॉन्स्टेबल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polis memuru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tribunale di polizia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sąd policja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліцейський суд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tribunal poliție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πταισματοδικείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polisie hof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polis domstol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

politiet domstol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of police court

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLICE COURT»

The term «police court» is normally little used and occupies the 110.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLICE COURT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «police court» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «police court» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about police court

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2 QUOTES WITH «POLICE COURT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word police court.
1
William Feather
An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.
2
Laurence Housman
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLICE COURT»

Discover the use of police court in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to police court and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Louisville Division of Police: History & Personnel
Colonel Lindsey charged repeatedly that Police Court often failed to back up arresting officers. The Judges told the Mayor that Police seem to give tickets indiscriminately. They also resented the fact they were accused of "corridor fixing.
Morton O. Childress, 2005
2
The Police, the Court, and Injustice
People sometimes misuse the police, court and legal procedures to harass or threaten other fellow beings in society. Ordinarily people do not want to involve themselves in police cases and court procedures. Exploiting this weakness of the  ...
James Vadackumchery, 1997
3
Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court
For the salaries of three justices of the police court in Boston, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For the salary of the justice of the police court in Adams, eight hundred dollars. For the salary of the justice of the police court in Cambridge, ...
Massachusetts, 1865
4
Special Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of ...
116. POLICE COURTS. For the salaries of three justices of the police court in Boston, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For the salary of the justice of the police court in Adams, eight hundred dollars. For the salary of the justice of the police ...
Massachusetts, 1865
5
Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts
For the salaries of three justices of the police court in Boston, seven thousand fire hundred dollars. For the salary of the justice of the police court in Adams, eight hundred dollars. For the salary of the justice of the police court in Cambridge, one  ...
Massachusetts, 1865
6
Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International ...
Stephanie Olsen and Gerald Wayne Olsen See also: British Women's Temperance Association (BWTA); Christian Socialism; Church of England Temperance Society (CETS); Church of England Temperance Society (CETS) Police Court ...
Jack S. Blocker, David M. Fahey, Ian R. Tyrrell, 2003
7
The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for ...
Police Court of Adams. Established 1854. Joel Bacon, Standing Justice. Chas. Marsh, Special Justice. Police Court of Boston. John Gray Rogers, Abel Cushing, Thomas Russell, Justices. Thomas Power, Clerk. Wm. Knapp, Seth Tobey, Daniel  ...
‎1857
8
The Legal Guide
Majesty 'should seem fit; and to define the extent thereof, and, from time to time, to alter the number and extent of such police-court divisions, and to assign a division to each of the police courts already established ; and to establish a police ...
‎1841
9
A History of Police and Masculinities, 1700–2010
... 88, 99n27; Aberdeen Police Court 76, 88; Act for the Better Prevention and Punishment ofAggravated Assaults on Women and Children (1853) 85; animals, violent offences towards 88; anti-social behaviour by court officials 88–9; behaviour, ...
David G. Barrie, Susan Broomhall, 2012
10
The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence
Bote Street Police Court. — That the space included within the following boundary (that is to say) from the River Thames at the Temple Stairs, westward along the said River to the north side of Westminster Bridge ; thence along the centre of ...
‎1841

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLICE COURT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term police court is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In the Herald: July 28, 1927
"Mr J. E. McCulloch delivered a warning at the Glen Innes local police court on the advisability of people desisting from misconducting ... «WA today, Jul 15»
2
A Century Ago Next Month: August 1915
... is a county official did not make any difference to Butterfield, and the speeder was forced to put up a bond to appear in the police court to-day. «The Times, Jul 15»
3
50 YEARS AGO: Thunderbirds steal the show at fifth annual air show
Mrs. Jennie Bocheso and Mrs. Joseph Ferducket were arrested for trespassing at the stockyards and were arraigned in police court. They were ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
4
My Old House: He fought the law and the law won
Gerber was then taken to the Chicago Avenue Police Court where he found John, the preacher; Al, the laundry queen; and a young man who ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
5
Bruges police court - Jordan Lukaku given fine and 12-month driving …
20-year-old professional football player Jordan Lukaku was sentenced to a 2,880-euro fine and a 12-month driving ban for speeding and ... «The Brussels Times, Jul 15»
6
Retired Kenton Circuit Court Judge Raymond E. Lape, 87, has died …
He was an Assistant Kenton County Attorney from 1971 to 1979, a judge pro tem for the Newport Police Court from 1971 to 1978, and a city ... «User-generated content, Jul 15»

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