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magistrate
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DEFINITIONNoun
A judge who handles cases in the Magistrates’ Court.
由来
- 推事一职设立于1823年。当时的英国殖民地政府于每年的元旦都会任命12名推事，任期皆一年。
- 如今，推事是主持推事庭的司法官员。
- 推事与国家法院的地方法官和主簿官一样，都由新加坡司法服务部（Singapore Judicial Service）监督和管控。
- 推事在处理民事案件与刑事案件上有初审裁决权力。推事庭有权听讼最长监禁不超过五年或可以罚款了事的刑事案件。至于民事案件，推事能审判罚款不超过新币60,000元的案件。
ETYMOLOGY
- The post of magistrate was first created in Singapore in 1823. At that time, the British colonial government would appoint 12 magistrates on the first day of each year for a one-year term.
- Today, a magistrate is the judicial officer who presides over hearings in the Magistrates’ Court.
- Magistrates, together with district judges and registrars of the State Courts, are legal service officers and come under the supervision and control of the Singapore Judicial Service.
- A magistrate has first-instance judicial powers (i.e. hears cases for the first time) in handling civil and criminal cases. The Magistrates’ Court can preside over criminal cases with a maximum jail term of five years or punishable with a fine. For civil cases, magistrates can hear cases where the claim does not exceed S$60,000 in value.
例句检察司则称已提供足够证据给推事，证明扣押物件与调查有关。（《联合早报》，10/12/2018）
SAMPLE SENTENCEThe prosecutors asserted that sufficient evidence has been provided to the magistrate to prove that the seized items are related to the investigation. (Lianhe Zaobao, 10/12/2018)
TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS裁判官 (Hong Kong)
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