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tribunal de police

French law
Also known as: police court, tribunaux de police
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  • crime, délit, and contravention

    …of tribunals: police courts (tribunaux de police), which determine guilt in cases of minor penalties; courts of correction (tribunaux correctionnels), requiring judges but no jury, which try all other cases not involving serious bodily harm; and full courts with a jury in other crimes.

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    …of tribunals: police courts (tribunaux de police), which determine guilt in cases of minor penalties; courts of correction (tribunaux correctionnels), requiring judges but no jury, which try all other cases not involving serious bodily harm; and full courts with a jury in other crimes.

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