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magistrates' courts

magistrates' courts is the plural of magistrates' court.

Meaning of magistrates' court

Noun

magistrates' court (plural magistrates' courts)

  1. 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.
  2. A similar court of law in various other countries and jurisdictions.

Questions about magistrates' courts

What is magistrates' courts the plural of?
Magistrates' courts is the plural of magistrates' court.

Words near magistrates' courts in the dictionary

  1. magistrands
  2. magistras
  3. magistrate
  4. magistrates
  5. magistrates' court
  6. magistrates' courts
  7. magistrateship
  8. magistrateships
  9. magistratic
  10. magistratical
  11. magistratically

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