magistratenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmædʒ.ɪ.streɪt//ˈmædʒ.ɪ.strət/us/ˈmædʒ.ə.streɪt//ˈmædʒ.ə.strɪt/UK US magistrate judgeC1 a person who acts as a judge in a law court that deals with crimes that are less serious:
He will appear before the magistrates tomorrow.
Greenway appeared at Bow Street Magistrates' Court to face seven charges of accepting bribes.
More examples
- He was hauled up in front of a magistrate.
- If he doesn't pay the fine soon, he'll be up before the magistrate.
- Paul is a magistrate.
- I'm doing a course for magistrates.
- How do you become a magistrate?.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Judges & juries
- beak
- challenge
- chief justice
- court of inquiry
- dismiss
- empanel
- favour
- foreman
- instruct
- judge
- jurist
- juror
- jury service
- justice
- Justice of the Peace
- rule
- sheriff
- sum
- sum up
- worship
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