单词 | examining justice |
释义 | > as lemmasexamining justice examining justice n. Law (in England and Wales) a magistrate performing the function of deciding, during a committal for trial, whether or not there is sufficient evidence of an indictable offence for the case to be put forward for trial in the Crown Court.Committal for trial was abolished in England and Wales in 2013. ΚΠ 1815 W. Dickinson Pract. Guide Quarter & Other Sessions 122 The putative father, against whom the examining Justice granted his warrant in the first instance. 1952 Cambr. Law Jrnl. 11 216 Five defendants appeared before the examining justices on a charge of conspiracy. 2008 C. Roberson & D. K. Das Introd. Compar. Legal Models Criminal Justice ii. 55 When sitting as examining justices, they carry out inquiries prior to trial in serious matters that are required before the accused is committed to a higher court for trial. < as lemmas |
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