magistrates' court

English

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.

Translations

lower court of law

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 裁判法院 (coi⁴ pun³ faat³ jyun^6-2), 裁判司署 (coi⁴ pun³ si¹ cyu⁵)

  Mandarin: 治安法院 (zhì'ān fǎyuàn), 裁判法院 (cáipàn fǎyuàn), 推事法庭 (tuīshì fǎtíng) (Malaysia, Singapore), 推事庭 (tuīshì tíng) (Malaysia, Singapore)

• Finnish: maistraatinoikeus
• French: please add this translation if you can