magistrate
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Is magistrate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (law) 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.Examples: "In any case, however, I saw that part of her injuries might easily have been redressed, and I urged her often and earnestly to lay her complaint before a magistrate."Synonyms: justiciary
2. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.historical
3. (by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.Examples: "Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate."broadly
4. (Quebec) A master's degree.Synonyms: master's degreeQuebec
Definition source: Wiktionary