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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a magistrates" is not correct in written English.
It should be "a magistrate" when referring to a single individual or "magistrates" when referring to multiple individuals without the article "a."
Example: "The case was heard by a magistrate in the local court."
Alternatives: "a judge" or "a court official."
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His goal bonus: a magistrates court appearance and £100 fine.
The decision, by the Jerusalem District Court, upheld a ruling last Thursday by a magistrates' court.
These are offences which can only be tried at a magistrates' court, the CPS said.
Mr. Thoburn denied the charges at a magistrates' court in Sunderland in northern England.
The maximum sentence a magistrates court can issue is six months' incarceration.
The charges against Nandap were dropped at a magistrates court on Christmas Eve last year.
Currently, these can be tried either in a magistrates' court or in a Crown Court before a jury.
Many councils will, on two months' arrears, seek permission from a magistrates' court to pass such debts over to bailiffs.
An application may be made to a magistrates' court for an order to lift the reporting restrictions.
Mr. Davis appeared for a hearing at a magistrates' court in Lahore on Friday, unlocked handcuffs showing on one wrist.
At the moment the strongest punishment for unlawful disclosure of personal data is a fine from a magistrates' court.
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