Magistrate

Definition: Magistrate

Magistrate

Noun

1. A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice.

Date "magistrate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Magistrate \Mag"is*trate\, noun. [Latin expression magistratus, from magister master: compare to the French expression magistrat. See Master.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Magistrate a public civil officer invested with authority. The Hebrew shophetim, or judges, were magistrates having authority in the land (Deut. 1:16, 17). In Judg. 18:7 the word "magistrate" (A.V.) is rendered in the Revised Version "possessing authority", i.e., having power to do them harm by invasion. In the time of Ezra (9:2) and Nehemiah (2:16; 4:14; 13:11) the Jewish magistrates were called _seganim_, properly meaning "nobles." In the New Testament the Greek word _archon_, rendered "magistrate" (Luke 12:58; Titus 3:1), means one first in power, and hence a prince, as in Matt. 20:25, 1 Cor. 2:6, 8. This term is used of the Messiah, "Prince of the kings of the earth" (Rev. 1:5). In Acts 16:20, 22, 35, 36, 38, the Greek term _strategos_, rendered "magistrate," properly signifies the leader of an army, a general, one having military authority. The _strategoi_ were the duumviri, the two praetors appointed to preside over the administration of justice in the colonies of the Romans. They were attended by the sergeants (properly lictors or "rod bearers"). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Occupations	Adjudicates civil cases in which damages do not exceed prescribed maximum established by state law, and minor misdemeanor cases not involving penitentiary sentences or fines in excess of maximum amount allowed to be levied under state law. Conducts preliminary hearings in felony cases to determine whether there is reasonable and probable cause to hold defendant for further proceedings or trial by superior court. May perform wedding ceremonies. May perform duties at night and be designated Night-Court Magistrate (government ser.). May adjudicate cases involving motor vehicle laws and be designated Traffic-Court Magistrate (government ser.). (references)
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A magistrate is a minor civil officer with limited authority to administer and enforce law, involved with judiciary matters, i.e. a justice of the peace.

Magistrates are a little less common in the United States than in Europe, but the position still exsists. In the U.S., magistrates are appointed by life-term District Judges, to serve a term of eight years. Magistrate Judges are concerned with lesser criminal cases and civil cases, felony level cases are handed to higher ranking officals. Magistrates didn't exsist in America until 1968, when the position was created to allow higher judiciary members to focus more time on major cases, allowing lesser matters to be handled by the magistrate. The system has worked well in the last 30 years, shifting the caseload to the desired balance. This system was modeled after European systems, and most other countries have similar duties for magistrates. There are other, more specific types of magistrates, but this term is used to broadly describe this level of authority.

In China

Magistrate, or chief magistrate, is also a common Chinese translation of xianzhang (縣長 "county leader") the political head of a county. The translation dates from imperial China in which the county magistrate was the lowest official in the imperial Chinese bureaucracy and had judicial in addition to administrative functions.

On Taiwan, the county magistrate elections are heavily and sometimes bitterly contested and are often a stepping stone to higher office. County magistrate elections were first open to election in the 1960s and before the end of martial law in 1991, they were the highest elected position of any real power and hence were the focus of election campaigned by the dangwai movement.

In Mainland China, the county magistrate is technically elected by the local people's congress but in fact is appointed by the Communist Party. Although there have been some elections at the lower township level, these elections (with one exception which was considered irregular and illegal) have not extended up to the county level. Although not an important official, county magistrates, particular in rural areas, can sometimes have a strong impact on the life of ordinary people by enforcing central government regulations.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English word "magistrat" from Old French, from Latin "magisträtus", from magister; magistr-, meaning "master".

Synonyms: Magistrate

Synonyms: judge (n), jurist (n), justice (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Judge	Noun: judge; justice, justiciar, justiciary; chancellor; justice of assize, judge of assize; recorder, common sergeant; puisne judge, assistant judge, county court judge; conservator of the peace, justice of the peace; J.P.; court; (tribunal); magistrate, police magistrate, beak; his worship, his honor, his lordship.
Master	Mayor, mayoralty; prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic; alcalde, alcaid; burgomaster, corregidor, seneschal, alderman, councilman, committeeman, councilwoman, warden, constable, portreeve; lord mayor; officer; (executive); dewan, fonctionnaire.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	Pay attention to the magistrate ("I'm Alright"; performing artist: Kenny Loggins)
Movie/TV Titles	The Magistrate (1972) Country Magistrate (1953) The Magistrate (1921)
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Domain	Title
Books	Clean Hands and Rough Justice: An Investigating Magistrate in Renaissance Italy (Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Civilization) (reference) Henry Fielding at Work: Magistrate, Businessman, Writer [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) Lies, Damned Lies, and Testimony: Tell It to the Magistrate! (reference) Tales of Magistrate Bao and His Valiant Lieutenants (reference) The Magistrate the Schoolmistress the Second Mrs Tanqueray Trelawny of the 'Wells': Trelawny of the Wells and Other Plays (Oxford Drama Library) (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Francis Bacon	Custom is the principal magistrate of man's life.
Grover Cleveland	Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	And why this should not hold in the highest, as well as in the most inferior magistrate, I would gladly be informed. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Children	Bangladesh	On May 27, police arrested 15 boys from the age of 10 to 12 under suspicion that they were planning "destructive and anti-social activities." The District Magistrate sentenced the boys to a 1-month detention under the Special Powers Act, then extended their sentence by 3 more months. (references)
Civil Liberties	India	There were no reports that the district magistrate denied permission for any conversions. (references)
	Saint Lucia	In October the preliminary inquiry concluded, and the Senior Magistrate ruled that there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. (references)
Economic History	Suriname	This court supervises the magistrate courts. (references)
	Malta	There also are inferior courts presided over by a magistrate. (references)
	Tanzania	Judicial--mainland: Court of Appeals, High Courts, resident Magistrate Courts, district courts, and primary courts. (references)
Human Rights	Trinidad and Tobago	Minor offenses are tried before the magistrate. (references)
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The chief magistrate is also president of the family court. (references)
	South Africa	The presiding judge or magistrate determines guilt or innocence. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	Some cases were heard at the magistrate and county levels. (references)
	Taiwan	The Party also holds half the County Magistrate and City Mayor posts and 67 of the 220 seats in the Legislative Yuan (LY). (references)
	Sudan	The charges were suspended, and he subsequently was placed under house arrest at a government guesthouse, where he remained in incommunicado detention without formal charges or a hearing before a magistrate at year's end. (references)
Political Rights	Uganda	Ngime challenged the results in the Mbarara Chief Magistrate's court, and on July 4, the Chief Magistrate ordered a recount of Byanyima's votes. (references)
	Taiwan	The MOJ also conducted a concerted campaign against vote buying in the December legislative and local elections, indicting over 3,700 persons, including 4 legislative candidates and 9 county magistrate candidates. (references)
	Djibouti	On December 13, 2000, the magistrate in charge of the investigation charged the 13 with conspiracy and breach of state security and cited them with calling on citizens to take up arms illegally, carrying and making use of weapons of war, and damaging public property. (references)
Women	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	There is a family court in the capital city of Kingstown with one magistrate. (references)
	Mauritius	While a magistrate can order a spouse to pay child support, some spouses have stopped working in order to avoid payment. (references)
	Zimbabwe	However, in 2000 the Supreme Court upheld a magistrate court decision that, under customary ethnic law, a man's claim to family inheritance takes precedence over a woman's, regardless of the woman's age or seniority in the family. (references)
Worker Rights	Belgium	A national magistrate is in charge of coordinating the various antitrafficking initiatives. (references)
	Vanuatu	The board consists of one representative from organized labor, one from management, and the senior magistrate of the magistrate's court. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	Fellow Citizens, I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate.
James K. Polk	1845-1849	While the Chief Magistrate and the popular branch of Congress are elected for short terms by the suffrages of those millions who must in their own persons bear all the burdens and miseries of war, our Government can not be otherwise than pacific.
Abraham Lincoln	1861-1865	The Chief Magistrate derives all his authority from the people, and they have referred none upon him to fix terms for the separation of the States.
Grover Cleveland	1885-1889; 1893-1897	Your every voter, as surely as your Chief Magistrate, under the same high sanction, though in a different sphere, exercises a public trust.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Magistrate" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.16% of the time. "Magistrate" is used about 738 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	97.16%	717	9,374
Noun (proper)	2.84%	21	76,261
Total	100.00%	738	N/A

Expressions using "magistrate": chief magistrate ♦ chief magistrate of a district ♦ examining magistrate ♦ investigating magistrate ♦ juvenile magistrate ♦ liaison magistrate ♦ police magistrate ♦ stipendiary magistrate ♦ visiting magistrate. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "magistrate": magistrate-father.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "magistrate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		zyrtar (administrative, ceremonial, ceremonious, donnish, formal, functionary, official, officialese, officinal, regular), gjyqtar (arbiter, judge, ordinary, referee, umpire), gjykatës (gownsman, hakim, judge), anëtar i magjistratit qytetar. (various references)

Arabic		‏مأمور (officer, subject), ‏قاضي صلح (justice of the peace, magisterial), ‏قاض (beak, judge, justice), ‏والي (alderman), ‏حاكم (adjudicate, administrative, be judged, dynast, governor, in, in power, judge, mete, proconsular, ruling, stand trial, try). (various references)

Bulgarian		съдия (judge, jurist, juror, justice, justiciary, ordinary, referee), висшо длъжностно лице, магистрат, мирови съдия (justice of the peace, recorder, squire), държавен ръководител. (various references)

Chinese		行�"�長官 , 行�"�官. (various references)

Czech		smírèí soudce (justice of the peace), úředník se soudní pravomocí. (various references)

Danish		retsembedsmand (liaison magistrate), economische politierechter (magistrate dealing with commercial offences). (various references)

Dutch		vonnis gewezen na deskundigenverslag (judgment upon report of the magistrate entrusted with the enquiry), verzoek om strafvervolging indienen (to lodge a complaint with the examining magistrate), verwittingingsnota (summons to appear before a magistrate), verwittiging (account, advice, announcement, communication, information, message, notice, report, summons to appear before a magistrate), verbindingsmagistraat (liaison magistrate), rechter-commissaris (deputy of the presiding judge, examining magistrate), onderzoeksrechter (examining magistrate), een klacht indienen bij de onderzoeksrechter (to lodge a complaint with the examining magistrate), economische politierechter (magistrate dealing with commercial offences), dagvaarding om te verschijnen (summons to appear before a magistrate), contactmagistraat (contact magistrate), beroepsrechter (professional magistrate). (various references)

Farsi		رءیس کلانتری , رءیس بخش دادگاه , دادرس (Judge). (various references)

Finnish		tuomari (arbitrator Bachelor of Laws, Judge, justice, L L. B, referee, umpire), raatimies. (various references)

French		magistrat. (various references)

German		richterlicher Beamter. (various references)

Greek		πλημμελειοδίκησ (recorder), ειρηνοδίκησ (justice of the peace, squire), άρχοντασ (grandee, liege, Lord, magnate, master, sire, squire, suzerain), δικαστήσ (adjudicator, judge, justice, trier), δημόσιοσ λειτουργόσ. (various references)

Hebrew		שופט שלום (justice of the peace). (various references)

Hungarian		bíró (adjudicator, judge, justice, referee, umpire). (various references)

Indonesian		hukum (law). (various references)

Italian		magistrato (judge, official). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		奉行 (shogunate administrator), 判官 (judge). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぶぎょう (shogunate administrator), は�"が�" (clear, distinct, judge, with eyes half-closed). (various references)

Korean		행� � 장관. (various references)

Manx		briw beg (beak). (various references)

Pig Latin		agistratemay.(various references)

Portuguese		de mestre. (various references)

Romanian		magistrat, judecãtor (arbitrator, connoisseur, judge, justice), funcţionar (clerk, employee, functionary, officer, official, servant). (various references)

Russian		магистрат (magistracy). (various references)

Scottish		b� illidh (a magistrate, bailiff). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		sudija za prekršaje. (various references)

Spanish		magistrado (disciplinarian, officer, senior, superior). (various references)

Swedish		polisdomare (beak, stipendiary magistrate). (various references)

Thai		เจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายปกครอง, ผู้พิพากษา (bench, judge, justice). (various references)

Turkish		sulh hakimi (jurat, justice of the peace), polis mahkemesi hakimi (police magistrate), adliye yüksek memuru. (various references)

Ukranian		суддя (beak, bencher, court, judge, justice, oracle, umpire), магістрат, мировий суддя. (various references)

Vietnamese		quan to� (adjudicator, band, cap, court, judge). (various references)

Welsh		ynad (judge, justice), ustus (justice). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	consul, inquisitura, magisterialis, magistratibus, magistratum, magistratus, magistratuum, phylarchen, RM:inquisitur, tribunus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 12, Verse 58
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	WV gar upageiV meta tou antidikou sou ep arconta en th odw doV ergasian aphllacqai ap autou mhpote katasurh se proV ton krithn kai o krithV se paradw tw praktori kai o praktwr se ballh eiV fulakhn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Cum autem vadis cum adversario tuo ad principem in via da operam liberari ab illo ne forte trahat te apud iudicem et iudex tradat te exactori et exactor mittat te in carcerem
Old English	990	West Saxon	þonne þu gæst on wege mid þinum wiðerwinnan to hwylcum ealdre. do þæt ðu beo fram him alysed: þe læs he þe sylle þam deman. and se dema þam bydele: and se bydel þe sende on
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But whanne thou goist with thin aduersarie in the weie to the prince, do bisynesse to be delyuerid fro hym; lest perauenture he take thee to the domesman, and the domesman bitake thee to the maistirful axer, and the maistirful axer sende thee in to prisoun.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Whill thou goest with thyne adversary to the ruler: as thou arte in the waye geve diligence that thou mayst be delivered fro him least he bringe the to the iudge and the iudge delyver the to the iaylar and the iaylar cast the in to preson.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	When thou goest with thy adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he draw thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.
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Language	Luke Chapter 12, Verse 58
Bulgarian	Защото, когато отиваш с противника си да се я явиш пред управителя, постарай се по пътя да се отървеш от него, да не би да те завлече при съдията и съдията да те предаде на служителя, и служителят да те хвърли в тъмница.
Cebuano	Sa magakuyog pa ikaw sa imong magsusumbong paingon sa atubangan sa punoan, paningkamoti ang pagpakighusay kaniya diha sa dalan, kay tingali unya hinoon mataral ikaw niya ngadto sa maghuhukom, ug ang maghuhukom magatugyan kanimo ngadto sa sirip, ug ang sirip magabanlud kanimo sa bilanggoan.
Chinese	� 同告 � 的對 � � 去見官、還在路上、務要盡力的 �'� 他了結．恐怕他拉 � 到官面前、官交付差役、差役把 � 下在監裡。
Croatian	Kad s protivnikom ideš glavaru, na putu sve uloži da ga se oslobodiš pa te ne odvuèe k sucu. Sudac æe te predati izvršitelju, a izvršitelj baciti u tamnicu.
Danish	Thi medens du går hen med din Modpart til Øvrigheden, da gør dig Flid på Vejen for at blive forligt med ham, for at han ikke skal trække dig for Dommeren, og Dommeren skal overgive dig til Slutteren, og Slutteren skal kaste dig i Fængsel.
Dutch	Want als gij heengaat met uw wederpartij voor de overheid, zo doet naarstigheid op den weg, om van hem verlost te worden; opdat hij misschien u niet voor den rechter trekke, en de rechter u den gerechtsdienaar overlevere, en de gerechtsdienaar u in de gevangenis werpe.
Finnish	Kun kuljet riitapuolesi kanssa hallitusmiehen eteen, niin tee matkalla voitavasi päästäksesi hänestä sovussa eroon, ettei hän raastaisi sinua tuomarin eteen ja tuomari antaisi sinua oikeudenpalvelijalle, ja ettei oikeudenpalvelija heittäisi sinua vankeuteen.
French	Lorsque tu vas avec ton adversaire devant le magistrat, tâche en chemin de te dégager de lui, de peur qu`il ne te traîne devant le juge, que le juge ne te livre � l`officier de justice, et que celui-ci ne te mette en prison.
German	So du aber mit deinem Widersacher vor den Fürsten gehst, so tu Fleiß auf dem Wege, das du ihn los werdest, auf daß er nicht etwa dich vor den Richter ziehe, und der Richter überantworte dich dem Stockmeister, und der Stockmeister werfe dich ins Gefängnis.
Haitian Creole	Si yon moun pote plent lajistis pou ou, si nou tou de nou pral nan tribinal ansanm, pito n' chache antann nou pandan nou nan chemen. Si se pa sa, l'ap trennen ou devan jij la, jij la ap lage ou nan men lapolis, lapolis ap mete ou nan prizon.
Hungarian	Mikor pedig a te ellenségeddel a fejedelem elé mégy, igyekezzél az úton megmenekedni tõle, hogy téged ne vonjon a bíró elé, és a bíró át ne adjon téged a poroszlónak és a poroszló a tömlöczbe ne vessen téged.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kalau ada orang mengadukan kalian ke pengadilan, berusahalah sedapat-dapatnya untuk menyelesaikan perkara itu dengan dia sementara kalian masih di tengah jalan. Kalau tidak, nanti ia menyeret kalian ke hadapan hakim dan hakim itu akan menyerahkan kalian kepada polisi, dan polisi memasukkan kalian ke dalam penjara.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena jikalau engkau pergi bersama-sama dengan lawanmu menghadap hakim, perusahakanlah dirimu sementara berjalan itu, supaya engkau terlepas daripadanya; asal jangan ia membawa engkau kepada hakim, dan hakim pula menyerahkan engkau kepada pegawai, dan pegawai itu membuang engkau ke dalam penjara.
Italian	Quando vai con il tuo avversario davanti al magistrato, lungo la strada procura di accordarti con lui, perché non ti trascini davanti al giudice e il giudice ti consegni all'esecutore e questi ti getti in prigione.
Korean	네 가 너 를 � 소 � 자 와 함 께 법 관 에 게 갈 때 에 길 에 서 �" 해 하 기 를 힘 �"� 라 � � 가 너 를 재 판 장 에 게 끌 어 가 � 재 판 장 이 너 를 관 속 에 게 넘 겨 주 어 관 속 이 옥 에 가 둘 까 염 � � 하 라
Latvian	Bet ja tu ej ar savu pretinieku pie priekðnieka, pûlies jau ceïâ no tâ atbrîvoties, lai viòð tevi neaizvestu pie tiesneða un tiesnesis nenodotu tevi tiesas izpildîtâjam, un tiesas izpildîtâjs neiemestu tevi cietumâ!
Manx Gaelic	Tra t'ou goll fenish yn er-reill marishyn ta ec streeu rhyt, jean ny oddys oo er y raad dy gheddyn rea rish; er-aggle dy dayrn eh lesh oo gys y vriw, as dy livrey yn briw oo da'n tidoor, as dy dilg eh shen oo ayns pryssoon.
Maori	I a korua ko tou hoa tauwhainga e haere ana ki te kaiwhakawa, hei te huarahi ano kia kaha te mea kia makere atu ia i a koe: kei toia koe e ia ki te kaiwhakawa, a ka tukua koe e te kaiwhakawa ki te katipa, a ka maka koe e te katipa ki te whare he rehere.
Modern Greek	Ενω λοιπον υπαγεις μετα του αντιδικου σου προς τον αρχοντα, προσπαθησον καθ' οδον να απαλλαχθης απ' αυτου, μηποτε σε συρη προς τον κριτην, και ο κριτης σε παραδωση εις τον υπηρετην, και ο υπηρετης σε βαλη εις φυλακην.
Norwegian	For når du går avsted til øvrigheten med din motstander, da gjør dig umak for å bli forlikt med ham mens du er på veien, forat han ikke skal dra dig frem for dommeren, og dommeren overgi dig til fangevokteren, og fangevokteren kaste dig i fengsel.
Portuguese	Quando, pois, vais com o teu adversário ao magistrado, procura fazer as pazes com ele no caminho; para que não suceda que ele te arraste ao juiz, e o juiz te entregue ao meirinho, e o meirinho te lance na prisão
Rumanian	Cknd te duci cu pkrkwul tqu knaintea judecqtorului, pe drum cautq sq scapi de el; ca nu cumva sq te tkrascq knaintea judecqtorului, judecqtorul sq te dea pe mkna temnicerului, wi temnicerul sq te arunce kn temniyq.
Russian	лПЗ�"Б ФЩ Й�"ЕЫШ У УП� ЕТОЙЛПН УЧПЙН Л ОБЮБМШУФЧХ, ФП ОБ �"ПТПЗЕ � ПУФБТБКУС ПУЧП�'П�"ЙФШУС ПФ ОЕЗП, ЮФП�'Щ ПО ОЕ � ТЙЧЕМ ФЕ�'С Л УХ�"ШЕ, Б УХ�"ШС ОЕ ПФ�"БМ ФЕ�'С ЙУФСЪБФЕМА, Б ЙУФСЪБФЕМШ ОЕ ЧЧЕТЗ ФЕ�'С Ч ФЕНОЙ�"Х.
Shuar	Irutramuram uuntnum Júramkuinkia jintia wésamek "nuamtak iwiarartai" Titiá. Túrachkumninkia akupniunam juramkittiame. Tura niisha suntarnum akuptamkattame. Tura niisha sepunam enketmattawai.
Spanish	Pues cuando vayas al magistrado con tu adversario, procura con diligencia arreglarte con él en el camino, no sea que te arrastre al juez y el juez te entregue al policía, y el policía te meta en la cárcel.
Swahili	Maana kama mshtaki wako anakupeleka mahakamani, ingekuwa afadhali kwako kupatana naye mkiwa bado njiani, ili asije akakupeleka mbele ya hakimu, naye hakimu akakutoa kwa polisi, nao wakakutia ndani.
Swedish	När du går till en överhetsperson med din motpart, så gör dig under vägen all möda att bliva förlikt med denne, så att han icke drager dig fram inför domaren; då händer att domaren överlämnar dig åt rättstjänaren, och att rättstjänaren kastar dig i fängelse.
Thai	เพราะเมื่อเจ้ากับโจทก์พากันไปหาผู้พิพากษา จงอุตส่าห์หาช่องที่จะปรอง�"องกับเขาเมื่อยังอยู่กลางทาง เกลือกว่าเขาจะฉุ�"ลากเจ้าเข้าไปถึงผู้พิพากษา และผู้พิพากษาจะมอบเจ้าไว้กับผู้คุม และผู้คุมจะขังเจ้าไว้ในเรือนจำ
Ukrainian	Бо коли до уряду ти йдеш зо своїм супротивником, попильнуй з ним залагодити по дорозі, щоб тебе до судді не потяг він, а суддя щоб прислужникові не віддав тебе, а прислужник щоб не посадив до в'язниці тебе.
Uma	Ane rapa' -na ria to doko' mpakilu-ta hi totu'a ngata, agina tahuduwukui mpo'oti kara-kara-ta bula-ta hi lengko ohea-pidi. Nee-neo' mpai' nakeni mpu'u-ta hi topohura, pai' topohura mpai' mpotonu-ta hi polisi, pai' polisi mpopesua' -ta hi rala tarungku'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "magistrate": magistrates. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Magistrate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acistrate, magestrate, magistate, Magistra, magistrale, magistrat, Magistratura, magistrature, Magistri, matistrate, ministrate. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "magistrate" (pronounced ma"justrā't)
6	-u s t r ā' t	administrate, illustrate, orchestrate.
5	-s t r ā' t	castrate, demonstrate, frustrate, substrate.
4	-t r ā' t	arbitrate, concentrate, infiltrate, nitrate, penetrate, perpetrate.
3	-r ā' t	airfreight, aspirate, birthrate, calibrate, carbohydrate, celebrate, consecrate, denigrate, disintegrate, emigrate, gyrate, hydrate, immigrate, integrate, migrate, narrate, reintegrate, serrate, vertebrate.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: sterigmata.
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-g-i-m-r-s-t-t"
	-1 letter: metatarsi, stratagem.
	-2 letters: agitates, amaretti, amirates, ariettas, aristate, magister, megastar, migrates, mistreat, ragtimes, regattas, sterigma, stigmata, teratism.
	-3 letters: agitate, aigrets, amirate, amritas, arietta, aristae, artiest, artiste, asteria, atresia, attires, etatism, gaiters, gamiest, gastrea, gisarme, imagers, imarets, iratest, maestri, matters, metrist, migrate, mirages, misrate, ragtime, ratites, regatta, regmata, satiate, seagirt, sigmate, smartie, smatter, stagier, striate, tamaris, targets, tastier, tatamis, teargas, triages.
	-4 letters: agates, ageism, ageist, agrias, aigret, aimers, airest, amigas, amrita, arista, armets, armies, artist, attars, attire, gaiter, gamers, gamest, gamier, gaster, gramas, grates, gratis, greats, grimes, imager, images, imaret, maigre, marges, master, maters, matres, matter, mattes, merits, mirage, misate, miseat, mister, miters, mitres, ramate, ramets, ramies, ratite, reatas, remits, retags, riatas, sagier, samite, satire, sitter, smiter, stager, stater, stigma, strait, strata, strati, stream, striae, taigas, tamari, tamers, tamest, targes, target, tarsia, taster, tatami, tatars, taters, terais, tetras, tiaras, tigers, timers, titers, titres, traits, treats, triage, triste.
	-5 letters: aegis, agars, agate, agers, agism, agist, agmas, agria, aimer, airts, amias, amies, amiga, amirs, areas, arias, arise, armet, aster, astir, atmas, atria, attar, emirs, emits, gaits, gamas, gamer, games, gates, gears, germs, getas, girts, grama, grams, grate, great, grime, grist, grits, image, irate, items, maars, mages, mairs, maist, mares, marge, maria, marse, marts, maser, mater, mates, matte, matts, meats, merit, metis, mires, miser, miter, mites, mitre, mitts, ragas, rages, ragis, raias, raise, ramet, ramie, rates, reams, reata, regma, remit, retag, retia, riata, rimes, rites, sager, saiga, sarge, satem, serai, sigma, simar, sitar, smart, smear, smite, stage, staig, stair, stare, start, state, steam, stime, stria, taiga, tamer, tames, tamis, tares, targe, tarsi, tarts, taste, tatar, tater, tates, teams, tears, teats, terai, terga, terms, testa, tetra, tiara, tiers, tiger, timer, times, tires, titer, titre, tragi, trait, trams, treat, trets, tries, trigs, trims, trite.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-e-g-i-m-r-s-t-t"
	+1 letter: magistrates.
	+2 letters: magistrature, transmigrate.
	+3 letters: epigrammatist, magistratures, thaumaturgies, transmigrated, transmigrates.
	+4 letters: argumentations, epigrammatists, fragmentations.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 61 67 69 73 74 72 61 74 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-- .- --. .. ... - .-. .- - .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01100001 01100111 01101001 01110011 01110100 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#97 &#103 &#105 &#115 &#116 &#114 &#97 &#116 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0061 0067 0069 0073 0074 0072 0061 0074 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
magistrate	63
court magistrate	35
county court fulton magistrate	18
cobb county court magistrate	12
court georgia magistrate	10
county court gwinnett magistrate	8
county court dekalb magistrate	6
judge magistrate	6
magistrate pennsylvania	6
court federal magistrate	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Magistrate

Definition: Magistrate

Magistrate

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Magistrate

Specialty Definition: Magistrate

Synonyms: Magistrate

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Judge

Master

Crosswords: Magistrate

Modern Usage: Magistrate

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Usage Frequency: Magistrate

Expressions: Magistrate

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Magistrate

magistrate

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county court fulton magistrate

cobb county court magistrate

court georgia magistrate

county court gwinnett magistrate

county court dekalb magistrate

judge magistrate

magistrate pennsylvania

court federal magistrate

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