magistrate
[ maj-uh-streyt, -strit ]
/ ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, -strɪt /
noun
a civil officer charged with the administration of the law.
a minor judicial officer, as a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court, having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with serious crimes.
Origin of magistrate
OTHER WORDS FROM magistrate
mag·is·trate·ship, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH magistrate
magisterial magistrate majesticWords nearby magistrate
magisterium,
magistery,
magistracy,
magistral,
magistral line,
magistrate,
magistrate's court,
magistrates' court,
maglemosean,
maglemosian,
maglev
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British Dictionary definitions for magistrate
magistrate
/ (ˈmædʒɪˌstreɪt, -strɪt) /
noun
a public officer concerned with the administration of law
Related adjective: magisterial
another name for justice of the peace
NZ the former name for district court judge
Derived forms of magistrate
magistrateship, nounWord Origin for magistrate
C17: from Latin
magistrātus, from
magister master