"committing magistrate" meaning in All languages combined

See committing magistrate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: committing magistrates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} committing magistrate (plural committing magistrates)
  1. A magistrate with the authority to conduct preliminary hearings and to decide whether the evidence merits a criminal case.
    Sense id: en-committing_magistrate-en-noun-s1OxSroy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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