Definitions for magistrate's court
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag′istrate's court`(n.)
a court having jurisdiction over minor civil and criminal matters.
Category: Law, Government
Category: Law, Government
Ref: police court.
Origin of magistrate's court:
1865–70
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