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    • The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers. In other parts of the world, such as China, magistrate is a word applied to a person respons… See more

    Original meaning

    In ancient Rome, the word magistratus referred to one of the highest offices of state. Analogous offices in the … See more

    Continental Europe and its former colonies

    Under the civil law systems of European countries, such as Belgium, France, Italy and the Netherlands, magistrat (French), magistrato (Italian) and magistraat (Dutch) are generic terms which comprise both prosecutor… See more

    English common law tradition

    Magistrates hear 'summary offences' and some 'triable-either-way offences' in the Courts of England and Wales. In 2021, there were 12,651 magistrates, a number that has fallen steadily in recent years, decreasing … See more

    Other traditions

    Magistrate, or chief magistrate, is also a common translation of the Chinese xianzhang (县长/縣長 literally: county leader) the political head of a county or xiàn/hsien (县/縣) which ranks in the third level of the … See more

    In popular culture

    • The British humorist P.G. Wodehouse wrote in one of his Jeeves and Wooster stories, "Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit" (1955), "Well, you know what magistrates are. The lowest form of pond life. When a fellow hasn't the brains and … See more

     
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  1. Civilian officer who administers the law

    The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers.
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    In England and Wales, magistrates (/ ˈ m æ dʒ ɪ s t r ə t /; [1] Welsh: ynad) [2] are trained volunteers, selected from the local community, who deal with a wide range of criminal and civil proceedings. [3] They are also known as Justices of the …

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