magistracy
Use Magistracy in a sentence
ə noun, plural mag·is·tra·cies.
1.
the office or function of a magistrate.
2.
a body of magistrates.
3.
the district under a magistrate.
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magistracy or magistrature (ˈmædʒɪstrəsɪ, ˈmædʒɪstrəˌtjʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -cies, -tures | |
| 1. | the office or function of a magistrate |
| 2. | magistrates collectively |
| 3. | the district under the jurisdiction of a magistrate |
| magistrature or magistrature | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The whole judicial fabric, from the king's sovereign authority to the lowest office of magistracy, has no other foundation.
Yet this did not herald a new, more cordial relationship with the magistracy.
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