magistrates
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It has rejected his advice to retain a restriction on volunteer magistrates that means they can only jail an offender for 12 months.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
District Judge Briony Clarke said the case could be tried in the magistrates court, but Toney elected for a Crown Court trial in front of a judge and jury.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The suspect, from the Fürstenfeldbruck district, will be brought before magistrates later on Sunday, according to German news agency DPA.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In November 2024, a judge sitting with two magistrates allowed the singer's appeal against a conviction for threatening a member of aircraft crew, but rejected his appeal against the assault conviction.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
For these princes rule either by themselves or by means of public magistrates.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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