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Definisjon av magistrate

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Noun
magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
judge, jurist, justice a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
justice of the peace a local magistrate with limited powers
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Substantiv
magistrate - A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.

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  • A magistrate is a judicial officer; in ancient Rome, the word magistratus denoted one of the highest government officers with judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a magistrate has limited law enforcement and administration authority. In civil law systems, a magistrate might be a judge in a superior court; the magistrate's court might have jurisdiction over civil cases and criminal cases.

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