magistrate
A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the lawA 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.
» A magistrate was assassinated by the mafia.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
Richter, Friedensrichter, Magistrat
судья́sudʹjá
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
(historical)A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
(broadly)A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate.
(Quebec)A master's degree.
Examples
7 sentencesA magistrate was assassinated by the mafia.
He's the head of the anti-mafia pool of magistrates.
Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.
The defender finished, the magistrate said he had nothing to declare.
The magistrate disqualified himself from hearing the case because of a conflict of interest.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin mFrom Middle English magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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Forms
plural: magistrates| Singular | magistrate |
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