Found 3 items, similar to Magistrate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: magistrate hukum
English → English (WordNet) Definition: magistrate magistrate n : a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice [syn: judge, justice, jurist]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Magistrate Magistrate \Mag"is*trate\, n. [L. magistratus, fr. magister master: cf. F. magistrat. See Master.] A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it. “All Christian rulers and magistrates.” --Book of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster] Of magistrates some also are supreme, in whom the sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]