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单词 magistrates
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magistrate

noun

mag·​is·​trate ˈma-jə-ˌstrāt How to pronounce magistrate (audio)
-strət
: an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
a
: a principal official exercising governmental powers over a major political unit (such as a nation)
b
: a local official exercising administrative and often judicial functions
c
: a local judiciary official having limited original jurisdiction (see jurisdiction sense 1) especially in criminal cases
magistratical
ˌma-jə-ˈstra-ti-kəl How to pronounce magistrate (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • adjudicator
  • beak [chiefly British]
  • bench
  • court
  • judge
  • jurist
  • justice
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Example Sentences

chose to take their case before the local magistrate
Recent Examples on the Web That followed other threats directed at Judge Bruce Reinhart, a magistrate judge who earlier approved the warrant for the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Cases before it are decided by a judge or magistrate; there are no jury trials in this court. Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 In Virginia, a police detective applied for a geofence warrant three weeks after the bank robbery, which was granted by a Chesterfield County magistrate judge. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2022 Trump’s lawsuit was filed in West Palm Beach, the same courthouse where a magistrate judge approved the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Ann E. Marimow And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Trump’s lawsuit was filed in West Palm Beach, the same courthouse where a magistrate judge approved the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 For one, there was already a federal magistrate judge assigned to this case. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 In 2019, a federal magistrate judge signed the search warrant, finding Sgt. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 Finding the submission satisfactory, the magistrate judge orders its release a day later. Robert Legare, Arden Farhi, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English magestrat, from Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr-, magister master, political superior — more at master

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

magistrate

noun

mag·​is·​trate ˈma-jə-ˌstrāt How to pronounce magistrate (audio)
1
: a chief officer of government
2
: a local official with some judicial power

Legal Definition

magistrate

noun

mag·​is·​trate ˈma-jə-ˌstrāt, -strət How to pronounce magistrate (audio)
1
: a civil or judicial official vested with limited judicial powers
a traffic magistrate
2
a
: a municipal, state, or federal judicial officer commonly authorized to issue warrants, hear minor cases, and conduct preliminary or pretrial hearings

called also magistrate judge

b
: an official (as a judge) authorized to perform the role or function of a magistrate
magistrate means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense Arizona Revised Statutes

History and Etymology for magistrate

Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr- magister master, political superior

magistrates

noun

plural of magistrate
as in judges
a public official having authority to decide questions of law chose to take their case before the local magistrate

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • judges
  • courts
  • jurists
  • justices
  • benches
  • adjudicators
  • auditors
  • jurisconsults
  • circuit judges
  • chief justices
  • squires
  • beaks
  • jurisprudents
  • masters
  • justices of the peace
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