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magistrate

[maj-uh-streyt, -strit] / ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, -strɪt /
NOUN
civil officer
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A federal magistrate judge approved some arrest warrants but rejected a government application to arrest Lemon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Bonta had earlier questioned whether Bianco had concealed important information from the magistrate judge who approved the warrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

Around the time Themistocles became a chief magistrate in 493, a developing concept was isonomia: equality before the law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The money they entrusted, then, to the magistrate in the district, a man new and just come.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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