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词汇 magistrate
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Definition of magistrate in English:

magistrate

noun ˈmadʒɪstrətˈmadʒɪstreɪtˈmædʒəˌstreɪt

  • A civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

    （尤指轻罪法庭或较严重罪案预审法庭的）执法官（或非专业法官）；治安法庭法官

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I noticed in the record that the magistrate did admit evidence of the other convictions.
    • The magistrates decided the offence so serious that the only option was a custodial sentence.
    • At earlier hearings magistrates have had to order him to stay in the cells because of his outbursts in court.
    • All the people who were arrested appeared before a special court set up by magistrates.
    • Noise began to arise from the court but the magistrate beckoned for silence.
    • In sentencing the magistrates said the offences were so serious that custody was the only option.
    • The Committee on District Courts establishes the number of magistrates in each district.
    • The government also plans a new youth court with a judge and two magistrates.
    • The lawyers sit at the bar table facing the magistrate and the defendant sits with his or her lawyer.
    • Not all the versions they hear may be the same so the magistrates have to decide which one is the true story.
    • It is not a function of a committing magistrate to apply hearsay argument and exclude evidence.
    • They were convicted by the magistrates of obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty.
    • It was an unwritten rule in Lancashire that no active manufacturers could become magistrates.
    • It is clear that the magistrates heard a great deal of factual evidence and had regard to that.
    • The court heard he had been dealt with by Haverfordwest magistrates by way of a fine.
    • Local residents should serve on juries in the upper courts and as lay magistrates in the lower courts.
    • Swindon magistrates remanded him in custody and committed the case to crown court.
    • The magistrate ordered he be remanded in custody to reappear in court next month.
    • The magistrate found that the prosecution had not satisfied the onus of proof that was required.
    • The magistrate will listen to what the parties say and issue a written decision resolving the dispute.
    Synonyms
    judge, her honour, his honour, your honour

Derivatives

  • magistrateship

    • noun

  • magistrature

    • noun ˈmadʒɪstrətʃə
    • The old system of public administration and magistratures came under attack and was abolished by 1786.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This organisation of competition for places on the Supreme Court of Justice is done in order to safeguard equality of expectations among candidates from each of the magistratures.
      • Born in a family of magistrates, he was educated at a Jesuit school, studied the law, and practised in the Rouen magistrature until 1630.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin magistratus 'administrator', from magister 'master'.

  • Magistrate is from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’. This also gives us master (Old English), its weakened form mister (mid 16th century), and miss.

Definition of magistrate in US English:

magistrate

nounˈmajəˌstrātˈmædʒəˌstreɪt

  • A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

    （尤指轻罪法庭或较严重罪案预审法庭的）执法官（或非专业法官）；治安法庭法官

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is not a function of a committing magistrate to apply hearsay argument and exclude evidence.
    • The Committee on District Courts establishes the number of magistrates in each district.
    • In sentencing the magistrates said the offences were so serious that custody was the only option.
    • The government also plans a new youth court with a judge and two magistrates.
    • Swindon magistrates remanded him in custody and committed the case to crown court.
    • They were convicted by the magistrates of obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty.
    • At earlier hearings magistrates have had to order him to stay in the cells because of his outbursts in court.
    • The magistrate found that the prosecution had not satisfied the onus of proof that was required.
    • It is clear that the magistrates heard a great deal of factual evidence and had regard to that.
    • I noticed in the record that the magistrate did admit evidence of the other convictions.
    • The lawyers sit at the bar table facing the magistrate and the defendant sits with his or her lawyer.
    • Local residents should serve on juries in the upper courts and as lay magistrates in the lower courts.
    • The magistrate ordered he be remanded in custody to reappear in court next month.
    • Not all the versions they hear may be the same so the magistrates have to decide which one is the true story.
    • The court heard he had been dealt with by Haverfordwest magistrates by way of a fine.
    • The magistrate will listen to what the parties say and issue a written decision resolving the dispute.
    • Noise began to arise from the court but the magistrate beckoned for silence.
    • All the people who were arrested appeared before a special court set up by magistrates.
    • The magistrates decided the offence so serious that the only option was a custodial sentence.
    • It was an unwritten rule in Lancashire that no active manufacturers could become magistrates.
    Synonyms
    judge, her honour, his honour, your honour

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’.
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