Definition of Magistrates. Meaning of Magistrates. Synonyms of Magistrates

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Definition of Magistrates

Magistrate
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 rulers and magistrates.' --Book of Com. Prayer. Of magistrates some also are supreme, in whom the sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate. --Blackstone.

Meaning of Magistrates from wikipedia

- "administrative magistrates", to distinguish them from the judiciary magistrates. The President of Portugal is considered the Supreme Magistrate of the Nation...
- The Roman magistrates (Latin: magistratus) were elected officials in ancient Rome. During the period of the Roman Kingdom, the King of Rome was the prin****l...
- or more metropolitan magistrates may, subject to the rules made by the CMM, sit together as a bench. All metropolitan magistrates including the ACMMs and...
- Kingdom Magistrate's Court (TV series) Liverpool Magistrates' Court, a court building Bow Street Magistrates' Court City of Westminster Magistrates' Court...
- by Chief Judicial Magistrates and Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrates. The District Magistrate was now the main Executive Magistrate of the district -...
- Stipendiary magistrates were magistrates that were paid for their work (they received a stipend). They existed in the judiciaries of the United Kingdom...
- Magistrates' Courts Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to magistrates' courts. The Bill...
- Centre Cambridge Magistrates' Court Cannock Magistrates' Court Canterbury Magistrates' Court Cardiff Magistrates' Court Carlisle Magistrates' Court Chelmsford...
- outside as the local magistrate, typically to be the guiding hand amongst other lay magistrates. In colonial history, resident magistrates have had gubernatorial...
- In the adult criminal court, magistrates have equal sentencing powers to district judges (formerly stipendiary magistrates) and deliver verdicts on both...