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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

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 judgement on Wednesday said it agreed with the magistrate that proceedings had "been instituted when the first written charge was issued on 21 May".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 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

The magistrate mumbled something about having a son my age, pulled me out of my dark jail cell after just two days, and marched me down to the orphanage.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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