Definition that contains magistrate
- court a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
- bench the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
- addiction (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
- prefect a chief officer or chief magistrate
- praetor an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
- doge formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
- magisterial of or relating to a magistrate
- alcalde a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
- magistracy the position of magistrate
- magistrature the position of magistrate