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magistrate

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magistrate
I noun arbitrator, assessor, judge, jurist, justice, legist, magistratus, moderator, officer, official II index bench, caretaker (one fulfilling the function of office), judge, jurist

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


magistrate
n.
A public official with judicial, executive, or legislative power granted by the government, often functioning as a judge over minor matters or a justice of the peace.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


magistrate
an inferior judge. In England and Scotland, they are primary lay posts filled by ordinary members of the public. Stipendiaries are qualified lawyers who hold the post in the busiest courts.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


magistrate
1) In the U.S., a generic term for a court judge.
2) In a few U.S. states, a justice of the peace or other lower-level officer of the court, with limited power to hear certain types of cases, such as small claims lawsuits or minor crimes, or to conduct particular types of proceedings, such as preliminary hearings.
3) In U.S. federal district courts, a magistrate judge is an official who conducts routine hearings assigned by the federal judges, including preliminary hearings in criminal cases.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


magistrate
n. A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction or responsibility; colloquially used as a synonym for judge.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


magistrate
Any individual who has the power of a public civil officer or inferior judicial officer, such as a justice of the peace.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


magistrate
I
Any individual who has the power of a public civil officer or inferior judicial officer, such as a justice of the peace.
 II Judicial officer exercising some of the functions of a judge. It also refers in a general way to a judge. See U.S. Magistrate Judge

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