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Magistrate

//ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪˌstɹeɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) wordnet
  3. 3
    A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome. historical
  4. 4
    A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions. broadly

    "Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate."

  5. 5
    A master's degree. Quebec

Etymology

From Middle English magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

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