: a court that has minor civil and criminal jurisdiction
Examples of magistrate's court in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe outcry from the community and disagreement with the magistrate's court decision led the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office to file an emergency motion to cancel Le-Nguyen's bond.—Asha C. Gilbert, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2021
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