Definition of magistrate Magistrate

/mæˈʤʌstɹejˌt/ - [matjustreyt] - mag•is•trate

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What does magistrate mean?

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Noun

Plural: magistrates

magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
  judge, jurist, justice a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
  justice of the peace a local magistrate with limited powers
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  • magistrate (Noun)
    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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • magistrate (n.)
    A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it.

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