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magistrates

Syllables: ma·gis·trate/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹeɪts/

magistrates is the plural of magistrate.

Meaning of magistrate

Noun

magistrate (plural magistrates)

  1. A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
    • In any case, however, I saw that part of her injuries might easily have been redressed, and I urged her often and earnestly to lay her complaint before a magistrate.1821, Thomas De Quincey, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
    Synonyms:
    justiciary
  2. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
  3. (broadly) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
    • Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate.
  4. (Quebec) A master's degree.
    Synonyms:
    master's degree

Phrases with magistrates

Questions about magistrates

What is magistrates the plural of?
Magistrates is the plural of magistrate.
How do you pronounce magistrates?
Magistrates is pronounced /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹeɪts/.

Words near magistrates in the dictionary

  1. magistrals
  2. magistrand
  3. magistrands
  4. magistras
  5. magistrate
  6. magistrates
  7. magistrates' court
  8. magistrates' courts
  9. magistrateship
  10. magistrateships
  11. magistratic

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