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magistrate

[maj-uh-streyt, -strit] / ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, -strɪt /
NOUN
civil officer
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A welcome exception came last Thursday when federal magistrate judge Rukhsanah Singh disqualified Beasley Allen from representing plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson claiming injuries from talcum powder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The magistrate denied them bail, according to their lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring remanded Al-Salem on bail until his next court appearance at the Old Bailey on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Sri Lankan authorities have begun an inquest into the deaths of the sailors at the southern port city of Galle while the chief magistrate Sameera Dodangoda has ordered autopsies.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But once Yedsha paid her the money, she’d pay the magistrate, save her farm, and life could go back to normal.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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