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magistrate

noun as in civil officer

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But Jackson disregarded him and went straight to the magistrate.

His father, Richard (Kevin McNally), is a local magistrate loyal to George III.

She had thought it legal as the greyhounds were muzzled and the magistrate gave her an absolute discharge.

The magistrate was informed that Loewen had already told authorities that his wife oversaw the family finances.

On Friday afternoon, Loewen was brought in shackles before U.S. Magistrate Karen Humphreys in federal court in Wichita.

The magistrate appeared to think such an occurrence not at all unlikely, as he committed him to prison for three months.

General Neill, who came later and assumed the rôle of magistrate, showed neither pity nor mercy.

She pampered her master, and, like him, preferred the elder of the magistrate's two sons.

Mollock's discharge by the magistrate put the Chief in a very ludicrous position.

John de Rotron, a distinguished French poet, dramatic writer and magistrate, died.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to magistrate, such as: bailiff, judge, justice, jp, and justice of the peace.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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