magistrate (redirected from Magistrat)

mag·is·trate  (mj-strt, -strt)

n.

A civil officer with power to administer and enforce law, as:

a. A local member of the judiciary having limited jurisdiction, especially in criminal cases.

b. A minor official, such as a justice of the peace, having administrative and limited judicial authority.

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[Middle English magistrat, from Old French, from Latin magistrtus, from magister, magistr-, master; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

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magistrate [ˈmædʒɪˌstreɪt -strɪt]

n

1. (Law) a public officer concerned with the administration of law Related adj magisterial

2. (Law) another name for justice of the peace

3. (Law) NZ the former name for district court judge

[from Latin magistrātus, from magister master]

magistrateship  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) judge, jurist, justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice justice of the peace - a local magistrate with limited powers stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate - (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

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magistrate

noun judge, justice, provost (Scot.), bailie (Scot.), justice of the peace, J.P. The magistrate ordered them to pay £3000 compensation.

Related words
adjective magisterial

Translations

magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt]

A. N → magistrado/a m/f, juez mf

B. CPD magistrates' court N (in England) → juzgado m de primera instancia

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magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] n (dealing with minor cases) → juge mf d'instance magistrates' court
magistrates' court n (British) → tribunal m d'instance

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magistrate

n → Friedensrichter(in) m(f), → Schiedsmann m → /-frau f

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magistrate [ˈmædʒɪˌstreɪt] n → magistrato

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magistrate

n magistrate [ˈmӕdʒistreit]

a person who has power to put the laws into force and sentence those guilty of lesser crimes. landdros قاضٍ магистрат úředník se soudní pravomocí byretsdommer der Friedensrichter ειρηνοδίκης magistrado (rahu)kohtunik قاضی rauhantuomari magistrat שוֹפֵט שָׁלוֹם मैजिस्ट्रेट, दण्डाधिकारी sudac, mirovni sudac rendőrbíró hakim yfirvald; dómari magistrato 治安判事 (법의 집행을 직무로 하는) 행정관 teisėjas, teismo pareigūnas, magistratas miertiesnesis majistret politierechter forhørsdommer sędzia magistrado magistrat судья (низшей инстанции) úradník so súdnou právomocou sodnik sudija za prekršaje domare ผู้พิพากษา sulh yargıcı 司法官 суддя حاکم عدالت quan tòa 司法官

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magistrate → قاضي úředník se soudní pravomocí magistrat Verwaltungsbeamter κατώτερος δικαστικός magistrado rauhantuomari magistrat sudac nižeg suda magistrato 治安判事 행정관 magistraat forhørsdommer urzędnik mający władzę sędziowską magistrado магистрат fredsdomare เจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายปกครอง sulh hakimi quan toà 地方官员