to go before a magistrate
1magistrate — ma‧gis‧trate [ˈmædʒstreɪt, strt] noun [countable] LAW someone who judges less serious crimes in a court of law: • The judge overturned a magistrate s decision that the documents should remain confidential. • He filed a suit (= brought a case to …
2before — /bi fawr , fohr /, prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; ahead of; in advance of: his shadow advancing before him; She stood before the window. 3. ahead of; in the future of; awaiting: The golden age… …
3before — /bəˈfɔ / (say buh faw), /bi / (say bee ) adverb 1. in front; in advance; ahead. 2. in time preceding; previously. 3. earlier or sooner: begin at noon, not before. –preposition 4. in front of; ahead of; in advance of: before the house. 5.… …
4before — be•fore [[t]bɪˈfɔr, ˈfoʊr[/t]] prep. 1) previous to; earlier than: Call me before noon[/ex] 2) in front or ahead of: She stood before the window[/ex] 3) awaiting: The golden age is before us[/ex] 4) in preference to; rather than: They would die… …
5Magistrate — 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 …
6magistrate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ examining (BrE), investigating, licensing (BrE) ▪ chief, senior (BrE) ▪ presiding (BrE) ▪ …
7before — Prior to; preceding; in front of; at the disposal of; in a higher position. In the presence of; under the official purview of; as in a magistrate s jurat, before me personally appeared, etc. When used as a preposition, does not indicate a period… …
8before — Prior to; preceding; in front of; at the disposal of; in a higher position. In the presence of; under the official purview of; as in a magistrate s jurat, before me personally appeared, etc. When used as a preposition, does not indicate a period… …
9magistrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. judge (see lawsuit). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. justice, officer, police judge; see judge 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. civil officer, administrator, justice of the peace, judge, justice. IV… …
10up before — appearing for a hearing in the presence of we ll have to come up before a magistrate …
