See Also: magistrate(dictionary)
magistrate(dictionary)
MAGISTRATE, mun(law)
stipendiary magistrate(dictionary)
Magistrate Judges(law)
Stipendiary Magistrate(law)

magistrate (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: magistratus, from magister 'master']
someone, not usually a lawyer, who works as a judge in a local court of law, dealing with less serious crimes
-synonym Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace