small claims courtnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌsmɔːl ˈkleɪmz ˌkɔːt/us/ˌsmɑːl ˈkleɪmz ˌkɔːrt/a law court that deals with claims for small amounts of money, especially from people who believe that they have had money taken from them unfairly by a business
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