magistrate
noun /ˈmædʒɪstreɪt/
  /ˈmædʒɪstreɪt/
- an official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts of law synonym Justice of the Peace
- to come up before the magistrates
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1, Jobsc1- A magistrate ordered that they return to the UK.
 - He is due to appear before magistrates on a charge of assault.
 - She was granted bail by Liverpool magistrates.
 - The prosecutor submits a dossier to an examining magistrate.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- examining
 - investigating
 - licensing
 - …
 
- appoint somebody
 - appoint somebody as
 - appear before
 - …
 
- hear something
 - decide something
 - rule something
 - …
 
- judge
 
- magistrates’ court
 
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’.