All 16 Uses
magistrate
in
The Stranger, by Albert Camus
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- However, when I was brought before the examining magistrate a week later, I noticed that he eyed me with distinct curiosity.†
Chpt 2.1 *magistrate = judicial official
- You must promise me not to say anything of that sort at the trial, or to the examining magistrate.†
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- Later in the day I was taken again to the examining magistrate's office.†
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- After inviting me to sit down, the magistrate informed me in a very polite tone that, "owing to unforeseen circumstances," my lawyer was unable to be present.†
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- Then we—I and the magistrate—settled back in our chairs and the examination began.†
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- Next, without any apparent logical connection, the magistrate sprang another question.†
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- During the silence that followed, the magistrate kept fidgeting, running his fingers through his hair, half rising, then sitting down again.†
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- The magistrate drew his hand across his forehead and repeated in a slightly different tone, "I ask you 'Why?†
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- To indicate, presumably, that the interview was over, the magistrate stood up.†
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- I came before the magistrate many times more, but on these occasions my lawyer always accompanied me.†
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- Or else the magistrate and my lawyer discussed technicalities.†
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- The magistrate seemed to have lost interest in me, and to have come to some sort of decision about my case.†
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- After a few questions, followed by an exchange of remarks with the lawyer, the magistrate closed the interview.†
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- Sometimes, too, the conversation was of a general order, and the magistrate and lawyer encouraged me to join in it.†
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- I can honestly say that during the eleven months these examinations lasted I got so used to them that I was almost surprised at having ever enjoyed anything better than those rare moments when the magistrate, after escorting me to the door of the office, would pat my shoulder and say in a friendly tone, "Well, Mr. Antichrist, that's all for the present!†
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- He then informed the court that, as a result of certain statements made by Marie at the proceedings before the magistrate, he had studied the movie programs of that date, and turning to Marie asked her to name the film that we had gone to see.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(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
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)