committing magistrateglossary / 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. 词条贡献者 资深译员Grace,毕业于一所培养最顶级翻译人才的语言学院,擅长翻译各类与商业诉讼及争议相关的法律文件。
committing magistrate committing magistrate, 预审法官 committing magistrate 〈美〉预审法官 指有权对被指控犯罪者实施预审〔preliminary hearing〕的较低级别的司法官员,他们可以因案件缺乏充分的表面证据〔prima facie evidence〕而将犯人释放,或将其羁押而等候开庭审判,在有些司法区,预审法官还可以对犯人决定保释。