small claims court in English
noun
1
a local court in which claims for small sums of money can be heard and decided quickly and cheaply, without legal representation.
Hundreds of years ago manorial courts acted as local parliaments, small claims courts and land registry.
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1. Case dismissed without prejudice or refiling in small claims court.
2. • If the company refuses to Compensate you, you can take your complaint to small-claims court, Sack said
3. Maybe you've got a claim in small claims court for your lost pair of pants for $100, but not in a court of general jurisdiction for millions of dollars.
4. Conciliation court is often called “people’s court” or “small claims court” because its basic purpose is to help people recover relatively small sums of money without having to hire a lawyer