magistrate
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪˌstɹeɪt//
- //ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɹɪt//
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.
Substantiv
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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.
In any case, however, I saw that part of her injuries might easily have been redressed, and I urged her often and earnestly to lay her complaint before a magistrate.
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historischA high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
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A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate.
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A master's degree.
Herkunft
From Middle English magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
Formen
- Plural
- magistrates
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