"magistrate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 地方法官
• 治安法官

Definition

地方法官是一種法官，通常在初級法院處理較輕微的案件、行政事務或更嚴重案件的初步階段。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Magistrate”是正式、法律術語。不是所有法官都是magistrate，通常指權限較小、處理較輕微案件的法官。不同國家的職責會有所不同。

Examples

The magistrate listened to the case before making a decision.

**地方法官**在做決定前聽了這個案子。

A magistrate deals with minor legal problems in the community.

**地方法官**處理社區中的一些小法律問題。

The police brought the suspect to the magistrate.

警察把嫌疑人帶到**地方法官**面前。

If you get a parking ticket, sometimes you can appeal to a magistrate.

如果你收到停車罰單，有時可以向**地方法官**申訴。

The magistrate decided not to send the case to trial because there wasn't enough evidence.

**地方法官**因為證據不足，決定不把案件交給法庭審理。

She worked for years as a magistrate before being promoted to a higher court.

她做了多年**地方法官**後，被提升到更高級法院。