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magistrate

[maj-uh-streyt, -strit] / ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, -strɪt /
NOUN
civil officer
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Sentencing Hall, magistrate Tracey McErlain-Burns said Hall was of previous good character and had some difficult personal circumstances.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

She dreams of becoming a district magistrate, a powerful field bureaucrat.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Federal magistrate judge Rukhsanah Singh disqualified the firm in March for the conflict of interest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Mexican authorities had taken Banuelos into custody without incident, but four days later, on July 10, a Mexican magistrate released him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The magistrate drawled the word out with a soft lilt.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

She was given a conditional discharge by magistrates, following the incident which happened before she became an MP.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Freymond, who had been accused by a number of former clients of siphoning away their assets, was questioned by French investigating magistrates in July 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Instead, she said magistrates in Oldham made the decision to name and shame her following a conviction for an anti-social behaviour order following an incident at the town's main bus station.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

The CSM said magistrates, who in the French system direct police in the conduct of a criminal investigation, lacked the financial and manpower resources to do their work correctly.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

The local magistrates had become increasingly nervous of invasion by the Seljuk Turks or even Frankish armies all the way from the western edge of the world.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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