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‘In India, an officer of the Moghul Government, who was invested with the charge of the police, and jurisdiction in criminal matters. Also, used in…
In South Asia: a judge; spec. a junior-grade judge in a civil court.
A person appointed by authority to act in place of another; a deputy. Historical. In the former British colonies, one appointed to act as judge in…