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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:judge
gptkb:legislative_body
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:petty_sessions
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gptkbp:appealsTo
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High Court of Justice
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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bail
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gptkbp:canBe
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warrants
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gptkbp:canCommit
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cases to Crown Court for sentencing
cases to Crown Court for trial
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gptkbp:canRefuse
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bail
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gptkbp:doNotHear
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indictable-only offences
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gptkbp:doNotUse
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gptkb:judge
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gptkbp:established
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14th century
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gptkbp:governedBy
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gptkb:Magistrates'_Courts_Act_1980_(England_and_Wales)
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gptkbp:handles
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minor criminal cases
some civil matters
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gptkbp:hearingsAre
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public
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gptkbp:heldBy
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gptkb:murder
summary offences
traffic offences
animal welfare offences
anti-social behaviour cases
criminal damage
domestic violence protection orders
driving offences
either-way offences
environmental offences
family proceedings (in Family Court)
licensing cases
minor theft
public order offences
youth cases (in Youth Court)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Magistrates' Courts
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gptkbp:imposedBy
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fines
community orders
short prison sentences
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:New_Zealand
England and Wales
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gptkbp:location
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local communities
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gptkbp:numberInEnglandAndWales
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over 150
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:presidedBy
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gptkb:judge
justice of the peace
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Local_Court_(in_some_Australian_states)
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gptkbp:staffedBy
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legal advisers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:South_African
gptkb:Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Basic_Law:_The_Judiciary
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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