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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•is•trate /ˈmædʒəˌstreɪt, -strɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta civil officer who administers the law.
- Governmenta judicial officer, as a justice of the peace.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•is•trate (maj′ə strāt′, -strit),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta civil officer charged with the administration of the law.
- Governmenta minor judicial officer, as a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court, having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with serious crimes.
- Latin magistrātus magistracy, magistrate, equivalent. to magist(e)r master + -ātus -ate3
- Middle English magistrat 1350–1400
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