committing magistrate

A judicial officer who conducts preliminary criminal hearings and may order that a defendant be released for lack of evidence, sent to jail to await trial, or released on bail. See examining court under COURT.

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资深译员Daniel，国际知名法学院法律英语专业，擅长翻译涉及工程与建设领域的法律文件。