quarter sessions
英 [ˈkwɔːtə seʃnz]
美 [ˈkwɔːrtər seʃnz]
n. (英格兰旧时每季开庭一次的)季审法院，季审法庭
牛津词典
noun
- （英格兰旧时每季开庭一次的）季审法院，季审法庭
(in England, in the past) a court with limited powers that was held every three months
双语例句
- It replaces the former quarter sessions.
它取代以前的季审法庭。 - Please bleep the doctor on duty immediately. A summons was served on him to appear at the next Quarter sessions.
请立刻用传呼机召值班医生.法院传呼他在下季度开庭时到庭受审。 - A summons was served on him to appear at the next Quarter sessions.
法院传呼他在下季度开庭时到庭受审。 - Their judicial power includes presiding the trial of minor cases and the trial of cases in Quarter Sessions by two to nine magistrates.
司法上，他们不仅简易地审判轻微案件，而且在季审法庭一般由二到九名治安法官主持审判。
英英释义
noun
- a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions