- mag·is·trate
- /ˈmæʤəˌstreıt/ noun, pl -trates [count]: a local official who has some of the powers of a judge
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mag·is·trate
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mag|is|trate — «MAJ uh strayt, striht», noun. 1. an officer of a government who has power to apply the law and put it into force. The President is the chief magistrate of the United States. 2. a judge in a minor court. A justice of the peace is a magistrate.… … Useful english dictionary
mag|is|trate|ship — «MAJ uh strayt shihp, striht », noun. the position, duties, or term of office of a magistrate … Useful english dictionary
trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… … English syllables
mag — aero·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ism; an·ti·mag·ma·tist; an·ti·mag·net·ic; cag·mag; he·mag·glut·i·nate; he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion; he·mag·glu·ti·nin; hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia; mag·a·dis; mag·a·dize;… … English syllables
magistrate — mag·is·trate … English syllables
magistrate — mag•is•trate [[t]ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, strɪt[/t]] n. 1) gov law a civil officer charged with the administration of the law 2) gov law a minor judicial officer, as a justice of the peace, having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct… … From formal English to slang
magistrate — mag|is|trate [ mædʒı,streıt ] noun count a judge in a court for minor crimes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
magistrateship — mag·is·trate·ship … English syllables
is — is·ti·o·phor·i·dae; is·ti·oph·o·rus; is·tle; jan·is·sary; jar·gon·is·tic; jef·fer·is·ite; jour·nal·is·tic; kak·is·toc·ra·cy; kar·y·or·rhex·is; la·bor·is·tic; le·gal·is·tic; leg·is·late; leg·is·la·tion; leg·is·la·tive·ly; leg·is·la·tor;… … English syllables
Magistrate — Mag is*trate, n. [L. magistratus, fr. magister master: cf. F. magistrat. See {Master}.] A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it. All Christian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
