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Noun: magistrate  'ma-ji,streyt or ma-ji-strut
  1. A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offences)
    - beak [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: magistrates

Type of: judge, jurist, justice

Encyclopedia: Magistrate

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