magistrates' court

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magistrates' court

noun magistrates' courts

In England and Wales, a lower court of law that deals with less serious offences, as well as initial hearings for serious offences prior to referring these to the Crown Court. Cases are heard by two or three magistrates, or sometimes a district judge, without a jury.
A similar court of law in various other countries and jurisdictions.

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noun lower court of law

中文	地方法院 dìfāng fǎyuàn, 治安法院 zhì'ān fǎyuàn, 裁判法院 cáipàn fǎyuàn

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@misc{magistrates_court_2026,
  title = {magistrates' court},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magistrates'%20court},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}