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magistrates' court

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
mag-is-trates' -court
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

magistrates' courts (plural)

Questions

What does magistrates' court mean?
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.

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