magistrates
Example Sentences
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Beccuau has assigned five investigating magistrates to comb through the documents released by the Justice Department and gather testimony from potential victims.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
She wrote to the magistrates setting out the mistake, while her niece also penned a letter explaining that the family was now stepping in to help.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Ponnachan, who police said was originally from India, is due before magistrates on Wednesday.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Her appointment as the National Assembly’s president in 2006 gave her a central role in selecting judges—especially Supreme Court magistrates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
His satchel is stuffed with sealed letters, scouting reports from surrounding outposts, receipts of sale, and several leather folios engraved with the crest of local magistrates, bound for the Capital King of Samarkand.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
