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small claims court — n: a special court intended to simplify and expedite the resolution of minor disputes involving small claims Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. small claims court … Law dictionary
small claims court — UK US noun [countable] [singular small claims court plural small claims courts] legal a law court in which people try to get back small amounts of money that they think other people or businesses owe them Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
Small claims court — For the Australian series of television movies, see Small Claims (telemovie). Small claims courts have limited jurisdiction to hear civil cases between private litigants. Courts authorized to try small claims may also have other judicial… … Wikipedia
small claims court — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms small claims court : singular small claims court plural small claims courts legal a law court in which people try to get back small amounts of money that they think other people or businesses owe them … English dictionary
small claims court — n a type of court of law dealing with cases in which one person has a small claim against another person or a company. This is usually less than £5 000 in Britain and $10 000 in the US. It is much cheaper to use small claims courts than any other … Universalium
small-claims court — noun : a special court intended to simplify and expedite the handling of small debts or claims * * * /smawl klaymz / a special court established to handle small claims or debts, usually without the services of lawyers. Also called small debts… … Useful english dictionary
small claims court — A special court (sometimes also called conciliation court ) which provides expeditious, informal, and inexpensive adjudication of small claims. Jurisdiction of such courts is usually limited to collection of small debts and accounts. Proceedings… … Black's law dictionary
Courts of the United States — include both the United States federal courts, comprising the judicial branch of the federal government of the United States (operating under the authority of the United States Constitution and federal law) and state and territorial courts of the … Wikipedia
Courts of Nebraska — include: State courts of Nebraska Nebraska Supreme Court[1] Nebraska Court of Appeals[2] Nebraska District Courts (12 districts)[3] Nebraska County Courts (93 courts, one for each county)[4] Nebraska Juvenile Courts[5] … Wikipedia
Courts of South Africa — South Africa This article is part of the series: Politics and government of South Africa … Wikipedia
