committing magistrate

A magistrate with the authority to conduct preliminary hearings and to decide whether the evidence merits a criminal case.

日本語の意味

予備審問を行い、証拠が刑事事件に値するか否かを判断する権限を持つ裁判官、つまり刑事事件の初期審査官。

The committing magistrate reviewed the evidence and decided there was sufficient ground to bind the defendant over for trial.

予備審問を行う権限を持つ裁判官は証拠を精査し、被告を公判に付すに足る相当の理由があると判断した。

意味（1）

A magistrate with the authority to conduct preliminary hearings and to decide whether the evidence merits a criminal case.

committing magistrates

（ plural ）