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magistrate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | judge, jurist, justice |
| Has types | justice of the peace, stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate |
| Derivation | magisterial |
Examples of magistrate
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Magistrate Judge Robert B. Collings released George on a $50,000 unsecured bond.
From the bostonherald.com
The magistrate decided not to press charges for falsification for lack of merit.
From the online.wsj.com
A federal magistrate ordered the three held until their arraignment on Sept. 21.
From the newsobserver.com
A magistrate ordered him to be held in custody while an investigation continues.
From the latimes.com
She is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday before a federal magistrate judge.
From the dailyherald.com
The group will ask a magistrate judge to reduce the $2,000 bail for each person.
From the kentucky.com
A court has now overruled the magistrate and ordered that the case be re-opened.
From the independent.co.uk
Magistrate Desmond Nair is expected to decide Friday when the hearing continues.
From the freep.com
That guy who looks like a mafioso and on the contrary is a communist magistrate?
From the economist.com
- A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
- A magistrate is a judicial officer; in ancient Rome, the word magistratus denoted one of the highest government officers with judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a magistrate has limited law enforcement and administration authority. ...
- The Magistrate (Il magistrato) is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa. It was a co-production with Spain and France. ...
- (Magistrates (band)) Magistrates were an indie-soul quartet hailing from Essex, England.
- (Magistrates (comics)) The Magistrates are the police force of the fictional nation of Genosha in the Marvel Comics Universe. They were created by Chris Claremont and debuted in Uncanny X-Men #235 (October 1988).
- (Magistrates) To be an Indian magistrate entailed the power to enforce white colonial legislation upon Native communities. ...
- (Magistrates) act as judges working around the clock, issuing warrants of arrest, presiding over trials of small claims, ($5,000 or less), and performing marriages. Their offices are usually located in or near the courthouse. The state has 719 magistrates in every county. ...
- Judicial officer exercising some of the functions of a judge. It also refers in a general way to a judge.
- An inferior judicial officer, such as a justice of the peace.
