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- Dictionarymagistrate/ˈmadʒɪstreɪt/
noun
- 1. a civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
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MAGISTRATE definition: 1. a person who acts as a judge in a law court that deals with crimes that are less serious: 2. a…. Learn more.
In other parts of the world, such as China, magistrate is a word applied to a person responsible for administration over a particular geographic area. Today, in some jurisdictions, a magistrate is a judicial officer who hears cases in a lower court, and typically deals with more minor or preliminary matters.
noun. mag· is· trate ˈma-jə-ˌstrāt. -strət. Synonyms of magistrate. : an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as. a. : a principal official exercising governmental powers over a major political unit (such as a nation) b. : a local official exercising administrative and often judicial functions. c.
a person who acts as a judge in a law court that deals with crimes that are less serious: A federal magistrate judge issued a search warrant allowing IRS agents to search the company's offices. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Judges & juries. bench. chief justice. circuit judge. court of inquiry. dismiss. empanel. impanel. JP. judge.
A magistrate is a person who lays down the law — a judge or other civil authority who conducts a court. Minor offenses are often brought before a magistrate.
a 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.
Definition of magistrate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a civil officer charged with the administration of the law. 2. a 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.
Magistrate Definition. A civil officer empowered to administer the law. A minor official with limited judicial powers, as a justice of the peace or judge of a police court. A judge in a court having jurisdiction over the trial of misdemeanors and preliminary hearings involving felonies.
n. 1. A judge or justice of a local or inferior court; a justice of the peace. 2. A judge in a court having jurisdiction over the trial of misdemeanors and preliminary hearings involving felonies. 3. A public official with the chief administrative power in a district or region.
