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magistrate's court
noun
a court having limited jurisdiction over minor civil and criminal matters, as matters of contract not exceeding a particular amount of money.
magistrates' court
noun
(in England) a court of summary jurisdiction held before two or more justices of the peace or a stipendiary magistrate to deal with minor crimes, certain civil actions, and preliminary hearings
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of magistrate's court1
Example Sentences
The former flight attendant arrived at Negombo Magistrate's Court on Friday wearing a white knee-length dress, her long hair parted to the side.
The sentence, handed down by the Colombo Magistrate's Court, comes after a presidential pardon he received in 2019 for a six-year sentence related to intimidation and contempt of court.
The suspect - Amjad Khan from Blackburn - appeared at Blackburn Magistrateās Court and pleaded not guilty.
After nearly nine months of waiting for the hearing, Khanās case was listed for 09:30 at Lancaster Magistrateās Court.
He was sent for trial at Lancaster Magistrateās Court in November.
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