| NOUN | person | magistrate | a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) |
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| Sounds | mae'jhahstrey.t; mae'jhihstrey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses). | |
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| Narrower | justice of the peace | A local magistrate with limited powers |
| stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate | (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases | |
| Broader | judge, justice, jurist | A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice |
| Spanish | juez de paz, juez, magistrado | |
| Catalan | jutge de pau, jutge, magistrat | |
| Adjectives | magisterial | of or relating to a magistrate |
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