第18解

bench warrant

【英文】More commonly，a bench warrant will be issued to someone who did not show up for a scheduled court date，or for someone who decides to disobey a subpoena to testify in a case.

【译文】通常，如果某人不按法院规定之期限出庭或拒绝到法院作证之传唤，就会收到法院传票。

【解释】bench指法官，bench warrant意为 a warrant issued by a judge。因此，bench warrant可译为“法庭传票”、“法院传票”、“法官传票”、“拘捕令”等。

再如：

Bench warrants in misdemeanor cases can usually be handled by an attorney without the defendant having to appear in court and without the defendant having to post bail.〔译文：轻罪案件的法院传票一般由律师出面解决，无需被告出庭，被告也不必交纳保释金。〕