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单词 petty sessions
释义

petty sessions


noun English Law.

a court of summary jurisdiction for minor offenses that is held without a jury.

Words nearby petty sessions

petty cash, Petty-Fitzmaurice, petty jury, petty larceny, petty officer, petty sessions, petulance, petulancy, petulant, petunia, petuntse
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Example sentences from the Web for petty sessions

  • But here we are at my box; come in and have some breakfast, and I'll drive you to petty-sessions after.

    The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for petty sessions

petty sessions

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) another term for magistrates' court
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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