magistrate

noun

ˈma-jə-ˌstrāt How to pronounce magistrate (audio)
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as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law chose to take their case before the local magistrate

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Recent Examples of magistrate Knight was detained ahead of trial on March 25, according to a court order signed by a U.S. magistrate judge. — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025 Two of the accused, Jason Han and Mark Zhu, did report to face the magistrate in court. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 There the magistrates who oversee our behavioral health courts can determine a better path forward and interrupt the cycles that are keeping people on the streets. — Matt Mahan, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025 Hardy sued the Idaho State Police members involved in her arrest after an Ada County magistrate judge dismissed her battery charge. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for magistrate

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