Magistrate
/mˈædʒəˌstreɪt/
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Definition
(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.
Sentence Examples
Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.
The magistrate disqualified himself from hearing the case because of a conflict of interest.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ presided over the local court and was responsible for hearing a variety of different cases today.