magistrate's court

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noun

a court having limited jurisdiction over minor civil and criminal matters, as matters of contract not exceeding a particular amount of money.

police court.

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Origin of magistrate's court

First recorded in 1865–70

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How to use magistrate's court in a sentence

Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
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On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.
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Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
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M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.
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When I was at Portugal, there was held at that time the court of justice of the Inquisition.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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Vague murmurs of doubt and surprise reached the ears of two of the British magistrates.
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Rene le Pays, a French poet, died; well known at court by his miscellanies.
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British Dictionary definitions for magistrate's court

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

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