small claims court (also small-claims court)

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  N-VAR Small claims court is a local law court which settles disputes between people that involve relatively small amounts of money. 小额索偿法庭

  例：

  ...the Los Angeles mother who took a caregiver to small claims court over a $70 phone bill.

  ...那位来自洛杉矶的母亲，她因为70美元的电话费把护理人员告上了小额赔偿法庭。

  例：

  The 27-year-old was taken to a small claims court.

  这个27岁的年轻人被带上了小额赔偿法庭。