magistrate
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
1Other words from magistrate
- mag·is·trate·ship, noun
Words that may be confused with magistrate
- magisterial, magistrate , majestic
Words Nearby magistrate
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How to use magistrate in a sentence
In addition, about three-quarters of the state’s magistrates have never practiced law, the investigation found.
South Carolina’s Governor Addresses Magistrate Judge Controversy by Urging Changes | by Joseph Cranney, The Post and Courier | January 15, 2021 | ProPublicaUnder his plan, every magistrate would be required to be a practicing lawyer with a clean record.
South Carolina’s Governor Addresses Magistrate Judge Controversy by Urging Changes | by Joseph Cranney, The Post and Courier | January 15, 2021 | ProPublicaTom Davis, a Republican, is asking his colleagues in the upper chamber this legislative session to bolster the legal qualifications for magistrates and add a layer of scrutiny to their appointments.
Magistrate Judges Took Bribes, Stole Money and Mishandled Cases. South Carolina Officials Now Want Reform. | by Joseph Cranney, The Post and Courier | January 5, 2021 | ProPublicaHand-picked by politicians, some magistrates were found to have accepted bribes, stolen money, flubbed trials, trampled over constitutional protections and mishandled even the most basic elements of criminal cases.
Magistrate Judges Took Bribes, Stole Money and Mishandled Cases. South Carolina Officials Now Want Reform. | by Joseph Cranney, The Post and Courier | January 5, 2021 | ProPublicaAs it stands, unless magistrates volunteer the information, even local delegation members are often left in the dark.
Magistrate Judges Took Bribes, Stole Money and Mishandled Cases. South Carolina Officials Now Want Reform. | by Joseph Cranney, The Post and Courier | January 5, 2021 | ProPublica
But Jackson disregarded him and went straight to the magistrate.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis father, Richard (Kevin McNally), is a local magistrate loyal to George III.
‘Turn,’ AMC’s New Series About America’s First Spy Ring, Is A Visually Arresting Historical Epic | Marlow Stern | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe had thought it legal as the greyhounds were muzzled and the magistrate gave her an absolute discharge.
The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’ | The Telegraph | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe magistrate was informed that Loewen had already told authorities that his wife oversaw the family finances.
Terry Lee Loewen, the Mellow Kansas Man Who Dreamed of Jihad | Michael Daly | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Friday afternoon, Loewen was brought in shackles before U.S. magistrate Karen Humphreys in federal court in Wichita.
Terry Lee Loewen, the Mellow Kansas Man Who Dreamed of Jihad | Michael Daly | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe magistrate appeared to think such an occurrence not at all unlikely, as he committed him to prison for three months.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousGeneral Neill, who came later and assumed the rôle of magistrate, showed neither pity nor mercy.
The Red Year | Louis TracyShe pampered her master, and, like him, preferred the elder of the magistrate's two sons.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheMollock's discharge by the magistrate put the Chief in a very ludicrous position.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanJohn de Rotron, a distinguished French poet, dramatic writer and magistrate, died.
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British Dictionary definitions for magistrate
/ (ˈmædʒɪˌstreɪt, -strɪt) /
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
Origin of magistrate
1Derived forms of magistrate
- magistrateship, noun
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