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Magistrate

British pronunciation/mˈæd‍ʒɪstɹˌe‍ɪt/
American pronunciation/ˈmædʒəˌstɹeɪt/, /ˈmædʒɪˌstɹeɪt/
Magistrate
[NOUN]
1

a person who acts as a judge in a law court and deals with minor offenses

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1She appeared before Colchester magistrates charged with attempted murder.
2Magistrate judges can accept felony jury verdicts.
3What is a magistrate?
4Magistrates did put emergency dearth regulations into operation in the aftermath of food riots.
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