All 4 Uses of
magistrate
in
I Survived The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
- Tata's plan was to speak to Pompeii's magistrates — the men elected to lead the city.†
p. 65..4 *
- Statues of emperors and generals seemed to glare at Marcus as he followed Tata to the magistrates' building.†
p. 65..9
- We must warn the magistrates at once!†
p. 77..7
- It seemed the magistrates had listened to Festus's visitor from Rome.†
p. 80..1
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