as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
chose to take their case before the local magistrate
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Recent Examples of magistrate
Ahead of a major courthouse expansion project, Hamilton County has added two magistrates with two Superior Court judges coming next year to ease judge workloads and speed up the legal process for people in both the criminal and civil systems.
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John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
More than 100,000 photos, thousands of chats and audio messages between Guede and the unnamed victim are among the evidence to be considered in the trial, according to the investigating magistrate Rita Cialoni, who ordered Guede to stand trial in a preliminary hearing in Viterbo on Friday.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The magistrate said Friday that the probe will examine whether the platform broke French law by manipulating algorithms and illegally harvesting user data.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
No wonder the Tennessee magistrate judge, backed up by her supervising judge, ordered Abrego Garcia released.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
More than 100,000 photos, thousands of chats and audio messages between Guede and the unnamed victim are among the evidence to be considered in the trial, according to the investigating magistrate Rita Cialoni, who ordered Guede to stand trial in a preliminary hearing in Viterbo on Friday.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
The magistrate said Friday that the probe will examine whether the platform broke French law by manipulating algorithms and illegally harvesting user data.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
No wonder the Tennessee magistrate judge, backed up by her supervising judge, ordered Abrego Garcia released.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magistrate
Noun
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Daybell filed motions to have the judge replaced and to get her cases retried.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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City Council President Mary Sheffield's office asked Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett to clarify what is allowable under the judge's order.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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He was released to a halfway house in 2024 and from prison in March, according to court filings.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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These records include court filings, witness testimony, flight logs, grand jury materials, and sealed depositions—many of which remain hidden from the public.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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“Magistrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magistrate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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