sheriff court
noun
(in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions
Words nearby sheriff court
sherd,
sheria,
sheridan,
sherif,
sheriff,
sheriff court,
sheriffalty,
sheriffwick,
sherlock,
sherlockian,
sherman
Example sentences from the Web for sheriff court
It is the county-town; and hither, in 1660, the sheriff-court was removed from Kincardine by Act of Parliament.
She determined to attend the sheriff-court on Monday morning and ask to be given the custody of Baubie.