Singaporean Mandarin Database
This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.
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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