magistrate

magistrate — I noun arbitrator, assessor, judge, jurist, justice, legist, magistratus, moderator, officer, official II index bench, caretaker (one fulfilling the function of office), judge, jurist Burton s …   Law dictionary

magistrate — 1> магистрат, судья; мировой судья; полицейский судья Ex: examining magistrate следователь 2> magistrature 3> собир. мировые судьи 4> срок полномочий мирового судьи …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

magistrate — noun 1) судья (преим. мировой) 2) член городского магистрата (вАнглии) 3) должностное лицо …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Magistrate — Mag is*trate, n. [L. magistratus, fr. magister master: cf. F. magistrat. See {Master}.] A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it. All Christian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Magistrate — For the musical group, see Magistrates (band). Magistrate Sir Lyman Poore Duff, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada Occupation Names Judge, Justice of the Peace, magistrat …   Wikipedia

Magistrate —    A public civil officer invested with authority. The Hebrew shophetim, or judges, were magistrates having authority in the land (Deut. 1:16, 17). In Judg. 18:7 the word magistrate (A.V.) is rendered in the Revised Version possessing authority …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

magistrate — noun Etymology: Middle English magestrat, from Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr , magister master, political superior more at master Date: 14th century an official entrusted with administration of the laws: as a. a principal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

magistrate — a red herring (q.v.) (Scotland). Also called Glasgow magistrate …   Dictionary of ichthyology

magistrate — magistrateship, n. /maj euh strayt , strit/, n. 1. a civil officer charged with the administration of the law. 2. a minor judicial officer, as a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court, having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases… …   Universalium

magistrate — ˈmædʒɪstreɪtмагистрат,судья,мировой судья,полицейский судья …   Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов