magistrate

magistrate
mag·is·trate /'ma-jə-ˌstrāt, -strət/ n [Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr- magister master, political superior]
1: a civil or judicial official vested with limited judicial powers
a family support magistrate
a traffic 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.

magistrate
I noun arbitrator, assessor, judge, jurist, justice, legist, magistratus, moderator, officer, official II index bench, caretaker (one fulfilling the function of office), judge, jurist

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


magistrate
n.
A public official with judicial, executive, or legislative power granted by the government, often functioning as a judge over minor matters or a justice of the peace.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


magistrate
an inferior judge. In England and Scotland, they are primary lay posts filled by ordinary members of the public. Stipendiaries are qualified lawyers who hold the post in the busiest courts.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


magistrate
1) In the U.S., a generic term for a court judge.
2) In a few U.S. states, a justice of the peace or other lower-level officer of the court, with limited power to hear certain types of cases, such as small claims lawsuits or minor crimes, or to conduct particular types of proceedings, such as preliminary hearings.
3) In U.S. federal district courts, a magistrate judge is an official who conducts routine hearings assigned by the federal judges, including preliminary hearings in criminal cases.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


magistrate
n. A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction or responsibility; colloquially used as a synonym for judge.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


magistrate
Any individual who has the power of a public civil officer or inferior judicial officer, such as a justice of the peace.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


magistrate
I
Any individual who has the power of a public civil officer or inferior judicial officer, such as a justice of the peace.
 II Judicial officer exercising some of the functions of a judge. It also refers in a general way to a judge. See U.S. Magistrate Judge

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

magistrate
n.
   1) a generic term for any judge of a court, or anyone officially performing a judge's functions.
   2) in a few states, an officer of the court at the lowest level who hears small claims lawsuits, serves as a judge for charges of minor crimes and/or conducts preliminary hearings in criminal cases to determine if there is enough evidence presented by the prosecution to hold the accused for trial.
   3) in federal courts, an official who conducts routine hearings assigned by the federal judges, including preliminary hearings in criminal cases.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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Synonyms:
(in civil service)


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