magistrates' court
noun /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts kɔːt/
/ˈmædʒɪstreɪts kɔːrt/
- a local court of law in England and Wales where magistrates judge minor criminal cases, and also decide whether more serious cases should be referred to a Crown Court. Most criminal cases in England and Wales are judged in magistrates' courts.
治安法庭：英格兰和威尔士的地方法院，由治安法官对较小的刑事案件进行判决，并决定是否将更严重的案件移交最高法院。英格兰和威尔士的大多数刑事案件都是由地方法院审判的。