people's court
Citizens' legal forum
A people's court is a tribunal meant to represent popular justice rather than formal legal authority.
The term appears in revolutionary contexts where ordinary citizens judge cases, often with minimal legal procedure.
Nazi Germany's Volksgerichtshof was notoriously called a people's court.
In American usage, the term is more familiar as the title of a long-running television program featuring small-claims arbitration.
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- litigationLegal dispute process
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- common lawJurisprudence from judicial decisions
verdict · guilty verdict · democracy · dispute resolution · populism · appeals · due process · civil law · restorative justice · public accountability · small claims · legal framework · sentencing · arbitration panel · legal representation · legal aid · Judge Judy · daytime television
- Communist governanceCommunist Party, Politburo, Central Committee, one-party rule, single-party state
people's courtsupreme court
Apex of judicial hierarchy
high court · appellate court · constitutional court · court of last resort · superior court
people's courtroyal court
Monarch's official household
Star Chamber · privy council · star chamber · military tribunal · court-martial
people, court, person, persons, peoples, popular, populace, population, populate