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magistrate

noun

mag·​is·​trate ˈma-jə-ˌstrāt How to pronounce magistrate (audio)
-strət
: an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
a
: a principal official exercising governmental powers over a major political unit (such as a nation)
b
: a local official exercising administrative and often judicial functions
c
: a local judiciary official having limited original jurisdiction (see jurisdiction sense 1) especially in criminal cases
magistratical adjective

Example Sentences

chose to take their case before the local magistrate
Recent Examples on the Web That followed other threats directed at Judge Bruce Reinhart, a magistrate judge who earlier approved the warrant for the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Cases before it are decided by a judge or magistrate; there are no jury trials in this court. Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 In Virginia, a police detective applied for a geofence warrant three weeks after the bank robbery, which was granted by a Chesterfield County magistrate judge. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2022 Trump’s lawsuit was filed in West Palm Beach, the same courthouse where a magistrate judge approved the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Ann E. Marimow And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Trump’s lawsuit was filed in West Palm Beach, the same courthouse where a magistrate judge approved the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 For one, there was already a federal magistrate judge assigned to this case. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 In 2019, a federal magistrate judge signed the search warrant, finding Sgt. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 Finding the submission satisfactory, the magistrate judge orders its release a day later. Robert Legare, Arden Farhi, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English magestrat, from Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr-, magister master, political superior — more at master

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of magistrate was in the 14th century

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