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magistrate

noun as in civil officer

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It sets up a special prosecutor's office dedicated to organised crime - similar to the office that tackles terrorism - which will eventually have 30 specialised magistrates.

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Scipio was elected aedile, one of four magistrates responsible for Rome’s public buildings and religious games, at 22.

He was told he was not going to be asked to enter any pleas because the offences are too serious to be dealt with by the magistrates' court.

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West Midlands Police said Mr Rafael, who they described as a black British national, had been remanded to appear before magistrates in Birmingham on Monday.

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An investigating magistrate is investigating the sale of submarines to Malaysia in 2002 and could order a trial against parties including the firm.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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