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magistrateship

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mag⋅is⋅trate

  [maj-uh-streyt, -strit]
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–noun
1. a civil officer charged with the administration of the law.
2. a minor judicial officer, as a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court, having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with serious crimes.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME magistrat < L magistrātus magistracy, magistrate, equiv. to magist(e)r master + -ātus -ate 3

Related forms:
mag⋅is⋅trate⋅ship, noun
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Main Entry: mag·is·trate
Pronunciation: 'ma-j&-"strAt, -str&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr- magister master, political superior
1 : a civil or judicial official vested with limited judicial powers magistrate> magistrate>
2 a : a municipal, state, or federal judicial officer commonly authorized to issue warrants, hear minor cases, and conduct preliminary or pretrial hearings called also magistrate judge b : an official (as a judge) authorized to perform the role or function of a magistrate <magistrate means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense —Arizona Revised Statutes>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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