magistrate
IPA: mˈædʒʌstreɪt
noun
- (law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
- (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
- (historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
- (Quebec) A master's degree.
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Examples of "magistrate" in Sentences
- The magistrate agreed to the request.
- He was the judge and magistrate of the city.
- The magistrates signalled to the two champions to advance.
- Provocatio was the check on the magistrate's power of Coercion.
- The trial judge or magistrate is the one who issues the continuance.
- The relation of the magistrates to the augurs in taking the auspices.
- However, the district magistrate is subservient to the district judge.
- The governor and the magistrates held considerable discretionary power.
- In the meantime, the province magistrate provided supplies to the British.
- Joint venture is a prerequisite for thereinforcement of community magistrates.
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