Definitions for magistrate

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magistrate mag·is·trate

Spelling: [maj-uh-streyt, -strit]

IPA: /ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, -strɪt/

Magistrate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 775 anagrams from letters in magistrate (aaegimrstt).

Definitions for magistrate

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 of magistrate

1350-1400; Middle English magistrat Latin magistrātus magistracy, magistrate, equivalent to magist(e)r master + -ātus Examples for magistrate

The magistrate thought a moment, and replied, "Alice Darvil."

The magistrate was informed that Loewen had already told authorities that his wife oversaw the family finances.

In this instance, the populace are more puritanic than the magistrate.

At last, however, a magistrate was found and a private investigation of his case granted.

She had thought it legal as the greyhounds were muzzled and the magistrate gave her an absolute discharge.

But Jackson disregarded him and went straight to the magistrate.

The magistrate said to the wife, Deborah Loewen, “I know all of this must be upsetting.”

On Friday afternoon, Loewen was brought in shackles before U.S. magistrate Karen Humphreys in federal court in Wichita.

At this very moment the soldiers, preceded by a magistrate, entered the room.

The magistrate cast a glance at a small note at the top of his papers.