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magistrate

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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.

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

magistrate
Noun
1. a public officer concerned with the administration of law
3. Austral & NZ a former name for district court judge [Latin magister master]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.magistratemagistrate - 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

magistrate
noun judge, justice, provost Scot. bailie Scot. justice of the peace, J.P. >> adjective magisterial
Translations
magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] njuez m/f (municipal);
Magistrates' Court (BRIT) see crown court

magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] nmagistrat m; juge m;
magistrates' court (Brit) → tribunal m d'instance

magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] nFriedensrichter(in) m(f)

magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] nmagistrato; giudice m/f

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 치안 판사 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


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