as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
chose to take their case before the local magistrate
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Recent Examples of magistrate
Dali will appear in court before a federal magistrate Tuesday.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Both are set to appear Friday before a U.S. magistrate judge in Waco.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024
Authorities in the Netherlands carried out a simultaneous search of Netflix’s Amsterdam office in the presence of French magistrates and investigators, Politico reported.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
It will be held before a court of appeal and composed of a popular jury, unlike a criminal court where only professional magistrates sit.
—La Rédaction De Vanity Fair, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Both are set to appear Friday before a U.S. magistrate judge in Waco.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024
Authorities in the Netherlands carried out a simultaneous search of Netflix’s Amsterdam office in the presence of French magistrates and investigators, Politico reported.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
It will be held before a court of appeal and composed of a popular jury, unlike a criminal court where only professional magistrates sit.
—La Rédaction De Vanity Fair, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Magistrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magistrate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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