Usually means: Local court for minor cases.
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  1. magistrates court: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. magistrate's court: Merriam-Webster
  3. magistrates' court, magistrates' court: Collins English Dictionary
  4. magistrate's court: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. magistrate's court, magistrates court: Dictionary.com
  6. Magistrate's Court (South Africa), Magistrates' Court, Magistrates' Court (England and Wales), Magistrates' Court (Hong Kong), Magistrate's court, Magistrate's court (South Africa), Magistrates' court, Magistrates' court (England and Wales), Magistrates' court (Russia): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. magistrates' court, magistrates court: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. magistrates' court: Wiktionary

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  1. Magistrates' Court: Legal dictionary

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  1. Magistrate's court, Magistrates court, magistrates' court: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (magistrates' court)

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.


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