magistrate
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magistrate
- /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪˌstɹeɪt/
- /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɹɪt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
noun magistrates
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A 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.
In any case, however, I saw that part of her injuries might easily have been redressed, and I urged her often and earnestly to lay her complaint before a magistrate.
Similar: justiciary
- A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
- 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.
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A master's degree.
Similar: master's degree
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: judge, jurist, justice, attorney, judiciary, prosecutor, judicature, judicial, magistracy, magistrature, adjudicator, governor, mayor, appraisal, reconciliation, officer
Translations
Every language
noun judicial officer
| Español | magistrado, togado, podestá |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 治安判事 chi'an-hanji |
| 中文 | 地方法官 dìfāng fǎguān, 裁判官 cáipànguān |
| हिन्दी | मजिस्ट्रेट majisṭreṭ |
| Kiswahili | hakimu |
| Português | magistrado |
| Français | magistrat |
| Deutsch | Richter, Friedensrichter, Magistrat |
| Italiano | magistrato |
| Ελληνικά | δικαστής dikastís |
| Română | magistrat |
| Русский | судья́ sudʹjá |
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