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| − | A referee is a person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony, hear the parties, and report back to the court. A referee is an officer with judicial powers who serves as an arm of the court. [[ | + | A '''referee''' is a person to whom the court refers a pending case to take [[testimony]], hear the parties, and report back to the [[court]]. A referee is an officer with judicial powers who serves as an arm of the court. |
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| + | In [[sport]]ing terms, a referee is a person who judges a match between opposing teams and issues penalties to offending players. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:18, July 13, 2016
A referee is a person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony, hear the parties, and report back to the court. A referee is an officer with judicial powers who serves as an arm of the court.
In sporting terms, a referee is a person who judges a match between opposing teams and issues penalties to offending players.