magistrates' court
noun /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts kɔːt/
  /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts kɔːrt/
 - a local court of law in England and Wales where magistrates judge minor criminal cases, and also decide whether more serious cases should be referred to a Crown Court. Most criminal cases in England and Wales are judged in magistrates' courts.Topics Law and justicec2