All 50 Uses of
magistrate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- As no attempt was made to prevent it, the door was opened, and a magistrate, wearing his official scarf, presented himself, followed by four soldiers and a corporal.†
Chpt 5-6 *
- "May I venture to inquire the reason of this unexpected visit?" said M. Morrel, addressing the magistrate, whom he evidently knew; "there is doubtless some mistake easily explained."†
Chpt 5-6
- "If it be so," replied the magistrate, "rely upon every reparation being made; meanwhile, I am the bearer of an order of arrest, and although I most reluctantly perform the task assigned me, it must, nevertheless, be fulfilled.†
Chpt 5-6
- "Edmond Dantes," replied the magistrate, "I arrest you in the name of the law!"†
Chpt 5-6
- He saw before him an officer delegated to enforce the law, and perfectly well knew that it would be as unavailing to seek pity from a magistrate decked with his official scarf, as to address a petition to some cold marble effigy.†
Chpt 5-6
- Dantes descended the staircase, preceded by the magistrate, and followed by the soldiers.†
Chpt 5-6
- A carriage awaited him at the door; he got in, followed by two soldiers and the magistrate, and the vehicle drove off towards Marseilles.†
Chpt 5-6
- Instead of a rude mixture of sailors, soldiers, and those belonging to the humblest grade of life, the present assembly was composed of the very flower of Marseilles society,—magistrates who had resigned their office during the usurper's reign; officers who had deserted from the imperial army and joined forces with Conde; and younger members of families, brought up to hate and execrate the man whom five years of exile would convert into a martyr, and fifteen of restoration elevate to…†
Chpt 5-6
- The magistrates freely discussed their political views; the military part of the company talked unreservedly of Moscow and Leipsic, while the women commented on the divorce of Josephine.†
Chpt 5-6
- "Indeed I am," replied the young magistrate with a smile; "and in the interesting trial that young lady is anxious to witness, the case would only be still more aggravated.†
Chpt 5-6
- "Is it possible?" burst simultaneously from all who were near enough to the magistrate to hear his words.†
Chpt 5-6
- The magistrate laid emphasis on these words, as if he wished to apply them to the owner himself, while his eyes seemed to plunge into the heart of one who, interceding for another, had himself need of indulgence.†
Chpt 7-8
- It was then that he encountered for the first time Villefort's look,—that look peculiar to the magistrate, who, while seeming to read the thoughts of others, betrays nothing of his own.†
Chpt 7-8
- Are there any magistrates or judges at the Chateau d'If?"†
Chpt 7-8
- On opening the door, Villefort found himself facing him, and the young magistrate's first impulse was to pause.†
Chpt 9-10
- Well, then, see, here is a gentleman who had none of these resources at his disposal—a gentleman, only a simple magistrate, who learned more than you with all your police, and who would have saved my crown, if, like you, he had the power of directing a telegraph.†
Chpt 11-12
- The deputy-procureur was, therefore, the first magistrate of Marseilles, when one morning his door opened, and M. Morrel was announced.†
Chpt 13-14
- He had entered Villefort's office expecting that the magistrate would tremble at the sight of him; on the contrary, he felt a cold shudder all over him when he saw Villefort sitting there with his elbow on his desk, and his head leaning on his hand.†
Chpt 13-14
- "Come nearer," said the magistrate, with a patronizing wave of the hand, "and tell me to what circumstance I owe the honor of this visit."†
Chpt 13-14
- "In the first place, then, who examined you,—the king's attorney, his deputy, or a magistrate?"†
Chpt 17-18
- And you tell me this magistrate expressed great sympathy and commiseration for you?†
Chpt 17-18
- The change that had come over Villefort during the examination, the destruction of the letter, the exacted promise, the almost supplicating tones of the magistrate, who seemed rather to implore mercy than to pronounce punishment,—all returned with a stunning force to his memory.†
Chpt 17-18
- Who enjoyed the reputation of being the most severe, the most upright, the most rigid magistrate on the bench?†
Chpt 43-44
- '—'What do you want me to do?' asked the magistrate.†
Chpt 43-44
- '—'What,' cried I, 'do you, a magistrate, speak thus to me?†
Chpt 43-44
- One only chance was left me, that of beseeching the magistrate before whom I was taken to cause every inquiry to be made for the Abbe Busoni, who had stopped at the inn of the Pont du Gard on that morning.†
Chpt 45-46
- Two months passed away in hopeless expectation on my part, while I must do the magistrate the justice to say that he used every means to obtain information of the person I declared could exculpate me if he would.†
Chpt 45-46
- Standing well at court, whether the king regnant was of the older or younger branch, whether the government was doctrinaire liberal, or conservative; looked upon by all as a man of talent, since those who have never experienced a political check are generally so regarded; hated by many, but warmly supported by others, without being really liked by anybody, M. de Villefort held a high position in the magistracy, and maintained his eminence like a Harlay or a Mole.†
Chpt 47-48
- He was not only a magistrate, he was almost a diplomatist.†
Chpt 47-48
- His wife visited for him, and this was the received thing in the world, where the weighty and multifarious occupations of the magistrate were accepted as an excuse for what was really only calculated pride, a manifestation of professed superiority—in fact, the application of the axiom, "Pretend to think well of yourself, and the world will think well of you," an axiom a hundred times more useful in society nowadays than that of the Greeks, "Know thyself," a knowledge for which, in our…†
Chpt 47-48
- Although master of himself, Monte Cristo, scrutinized with irrepressible curiosity the magistrate whose salute he returned, and who, distrustful by habit, and especially incredulous as to social prodigies, was much more despised to look upon "the noble stranger," as Monte Cristo was already called, as an adventurer in search of new fields, or an escaped criminal, rather than as a prince of the Holy See, or a sultan of the Thousand and One Nights.†
Chpt 47-48
- "Sir," said Villefort, in the squeaky tone assumed by magistrates in their oratorical periods, and of which they cannot, or will not, divest themselves in society, "sir, the signal service which you yesterday rendered to my wife and son has made it a duty for me to offer you my thanks.†
Chpt 47-48
- And as he said this, the "eye severe" of the magistrate had lost nothing of its habitual arrogance.†
Chpt 47-48
- It was a long time since the magistrate had heard a paradox so strong, or rather, to say the truth more exactly, it was the first time he had ever heard of it.†
Chpt 47-48
- "If this law were adopted, sir," said the procureur, "it would greatly simplify our legal codes, and in that case the magistrates would not (as you just observed) have much to do."†
Chpt 47-48
- "In the meanwhile," continued the magistrate, "our codes are in full force, with all their contradictory enactments derived from Gallic customs, Roman laws, and Frank usages; the knowledge of all which, you will agree, is not to be acquired without extended labor; it needs tedious study to acquire this knowledge, and, when acquired, a strong power of brain to retain it."†
Chpt 47-48
- Should not a magistrate be not merely the best administrator of the law, but the most crafty expounder of the chicanery of his profession, a steel probe to search hearts, a touchstone to try the gold which in each soul is mingled with more or less of alloy?†
Chpt 47-48
- "Adieu, sir," said the magistrate, who had risen from his seat; "I leave you, bearing a remembrance of you—a remembrance of esteem, which I hope will not be disagreeable to you when you know me better; for I am not a man to bore my friends, as you will learn.†
Chpt 47-48
- There, disguised under other names, and concealed under other costumes, are police agents, magistrates, attorneys-general, and bailiffs.†
Chpt 51-52
- What magistrate would find, or even venture to insinuate, anything against this?†
Chpt 51-52
- The magistrate was seated in an arm-chair, writing, with his back towards the door; he did not move as he heard it open, and the door-keeper pronounce the words, "Walk in, madame," and then reclose it; but no sooner had the man's footsteps ceased, than he started up, drew the bolts, closed the curtains, and examined every corner of the room.†
Chpt 67-68
- Dead bodies are not kept a year; they are shown to a magistrate, and the evidence is taken.†
Chpt 67-68
- * Magistrate and orator of great eloquence—chancellor of France under Louis XV.†
Chpt 67-68
- "Your probity," replied the stranger, "is so well known to the prefect that he wishes as a magistrate to ascertain from you some particulars connected with the public safety, to ascertain which I am deputed to see you.†
Chpt 69-70
- Yes, I promise you, as faithfully as you have promised me that this horrible marriage shall not take place, and that if you are dragged before a magistrate or a priest, you will refuse.†
Chpt 73-74
- "Do you speak to me as a magistrate or as a friend?" asked Villefort.†
Chpt 73-74
- The similarity in the symptoms of tetanus and poisoning by vegetable substances is so great, that were I obliged to affirm by oath what I have now stated, I should hesitate; I therefore repeat to you, I speak not to a magistrate, but to a friend.†
Chpt 73-74
- And when you have found the culprit, if you find him, I will say to you, 'You are a magistrate, do as you will!'†
Chpt 73-74
- No one who had seen the magistrate at this moment, so thoroughly unnerved by the recent inauspicious combination of circumstances, would have supposed for an instant that he had anticipated the annoyance; although it certainly never had occurred to him that his father would carry candor, or rather rudeness, so far as to relate such a history.†
Chpt 77-78
- "What?" cried the magistrate, with an accent of horror and consternation, "are you still harping on that terrible idea?"†
Chpt 79-80
Definition:
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(magistrate) a judge or judicial officialThe exact meaning of magistrate varies widely depending upon the context. For example:
- in the U.S. federal court: assists district court judges by handling minor offenses or administrative tasks such as preliminary hearings (often referred to as a magistrate judge rather than just a magistrate)
- in some U.S. states: a judge in the state court
- in France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and other civil law countries: a sitting magistrate is a judge and a standing magistrate is a prosecutor
- in England: may be a volunteer without formal legal training who performs a judicial role with regard to minor matters
- in ancient Rome: a powerful officer with both judicial and executive power