| Main Entry: | magistrate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | civil officer |
Synonyms: |
JP, bailiff, judge, justice, justice of the peace |
| Main Entry: | bench |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of judges |
Synonyms: |
court, courtroom, judiciary, magistrate, the bar, tribunal, your honors |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | judicial system |
Synonyms: |
bar, bench, court of justice, forum, judge, justice, kangaroo court, law court, magistrate, seat of judgment, session, tribunal |
| Main Entry: | judge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who arbitrates |
Synonyms: |
adjudicator, appraiser, arbiter, assessor, authority, bench, chancellor, conciliator, court, critic, evaluator, expert, honor, inspector, intercessor, intermediary, interpreter, judiciary, justice, justice of peace, legal official, magister, magistrate, marshal, moderator, negotiator, ombudsman, peacemaker, reconciler, referee, umpire, warden |
| Main Entry: | jurist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jurisprudent |
Synonyms: |
attorney, barrister, counsel, counsellor, counselor, defender, judge, justice, lawyer, legal adviser, legal expert, legal scholar, magistrate |
| Main Entry: | justice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who oversees court of law |
Synonyms: |
chancellor, court, judge, magistrate, umpire |
| Notes: | revenge is personal and justice is societal |
| Main Entry: | officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has high position in |
Synonyms: |
agent, appointee, bureaucrat, chief, civil servant, deputy, dignitary, director, executive, functionary, head, leader, magistrate, manager, officeholder, official, organization administrator, president, public servant, representative |
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person representing organization |
Synonyms: |
CEO, administrator, agent, big shot, boss, brains, brass, bureaucrat, chancellor, civil servant, commissioner, comptroller, dignitary, director, exec, executive, front office, functionary, governor, head person, higher-up, incumbent, leader, magistrate, manager, marshal, mayor, minister, officeholder, officer, panjandrum, premier, president, representative, secretary, top brass, top dog, top drawer, top*, treasurer |
| Main Entry: | tribunal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | court |
Synonyms: |
bar, bench, board, committee, council, court of justice, forum, judge, judiciary, justice, law court, magistrate, seat of judgment |
| Main Entry: | commissioner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent |
Synonyms: |
administrator, government official, magistrate |