How to pronounce “magistrate”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (law) 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.
• (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
• (by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
• (Quebec) A master's degree.

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