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Magistrate

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Noun

1. magistrate

a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

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Magistrate

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noun
1. 
a public officer concerned with the administration of law
▶ Related adjective: magisterial
2.  another name for justice of the peace
3. New Zealand the former name for district court judge

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Magistrate

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noun
1. 
a civil officer empowered to administer the law
the President of the U.S. is sometimes called chief magistrate
2. 
a minor official with limited judicial powers, as a justice of the peace or judge of a police court

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Magistrate

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n.
1. A judge or justice of a local or inferior court; a justice of the peace.
2. A judge in a court having jurisdiction over the trial of misdemeanors and preliminary hearings involving felonies.
3. A public official with the chief administrative power in a district or region.

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