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語源

From 中期英語 magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

発音

• IPA: /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪˌstɹeɪt/, /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɹɪt/
• ハイフネーション: ma‧gis‧trate

名詞

magistrate (plural magistrates)

1. (law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
   • 1821, Thomas De Quincey, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater:

     In any case, however, I saw that part of her injuries might easily have been redressed, and I urged her often and earnestly to lay her complaint before a magistrate.

2. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
3. (by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.

   Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate.

4. (Quebec) A master's degree.

同意語

• (judicial officer): justiciary
• (master's degree): See master's degree

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アナグラム

• sterigmata