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magistrate

[maj-uh-streyt, -strit] / ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, -strɪt /
NOUN
civil officer
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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

The magistrate denied them bail, according to their lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The magistrate presiding over this case said he had decided against jail because of Goreraza's remorse and the fact that he was a first-time offender.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 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 magistrate raised his right hand with all the fingers extended.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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