magistrate
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magistrates, plural;
/ˈmajəˌstrāt/,
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magistrates, plural;
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A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, esp. one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones
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- a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
- A magistrate is a judicial officer; in ancient Rome, the word magistratus denoted one of the highest government officers with judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a magistrate has limited law enforcement and administration authority. ...
- The Magistrate (Il magistrato) is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa. It was a co-production with Spain and France. ...
- (Magistrates (band)) Magistrates were an indie-soul quartet hailing from Essex, England.
- (Magistrates (comics)) The Magistrates are the police force of the fictional nation of Genosha in the Marvel Comics Universe. They were created by Chris Claremont and debuted in Uncanny X-Men #235 (October 1988).
- (Magistrates) To be an Indian magistrate entailed the power to enforce white colonial legislation upon Native communities. ...
- (Magistrates) act as judges working around the clock, issuing warrants of arrest, presiding over trials of small claims, ($5,000 or less), and performing marriages. Their offices are usually located in or near the courthouse. The state has 719 magistrates in every county. ...
- Judicial officer exercising some of the functions of a judge. It also refers in a general way to a judge.
- An inferior judicial officer, such as a justice of the peace.
- To dream of a magistrate, foretells that you will be harassed with threats of law suits and losses in your business. See Judge and Jury.
- a person who acts as a judge in a magistrates' court
- Local judicial official having limited original jurisdiction, especially in criminal cases. Also, often used to refer to a judge.
- The court officer who presides in the Magistrates Court and makes all findings about law and fact, imposes sentences and awards damages.
- In Tasmania, an appropriately qualified legal practitioner who has been appointed as a magistrate to the Magistrates Court of Tasmania. See the Magistrates Court Act 1987 section 8.
- [Haw'n: Lunakānāwai 'Apana] In early Hawai'i, a government officer empowered to issue warrants or orders for the arrest & commitment to prison at hard labor of persons refusing sevice under their contracts until such time as they returned to service. (Beechert, 1985)
- determines whether arrest and search warrants should be issued based on probable cause; makes initial decision about a defendant´s bond status.
- Used generally, this title means a judge. In Texas, it can also be a quasi-judicial officer who has the authority to set bail.
- Often used to refer to a municipal court judge. A.R.S. § 1-215 provides a broad definition that includes all those judicial officers having the power to issue a warrant for arrest, i.e., a supreme court justice, superior court judges, justice of the peace courts and municipal courts.
- Person without formal legal training authorised to sit in judgement.
- A Magistrate is a sworn court official assigned to perform certain functions.
- 1. a civil officer administering the law. 2. an official conducting a court for minor cases and preliminary hearings.
- an officer of the court, who may exercise some of the authority of a federal district court judge, including the authority to conduct a jury or non-jury trial.
- Person who performs the functions of a judge but does not have power to issue a court order. Judges sometimes pass work to magistrates or masters, who in turn make recommendations to the judge about case.
- A person who is not a judge but who is authorized to hear and decide certain types of cases. For example, family support magistrates hear cases involving child support.
- An inferior officer that deals with lesser offenses.