magistrate

[ maj-uh-streyt ]

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Part of Speech noun

Origin + Etymology

Late Middle English; Latin from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’

Synonyms

balif
judge
justice
justice of the peace

Definition

a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones

Example

The criminal was required to appear before the magistrate.

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