magistrates

plural of magistrate
as in judges
a public official having authority to decide questions of law chose to take their case before the local magistrate

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Recent Examples of magistrates Italian magistrates accused Egyptian authorities of withholding key information requested through international legal channels, an allegation Cairo rejected. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 At a hearing this week, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin asked the parties to identify two potential magistrates who could oversee mediation by next Wednesday. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026 Now, under the law named after her, magistrates and judges in North Carolina must be stricter when setting release conditions for people charged with violent crimes. — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026 Of the 931 federal judges and magistrates who responded, only 15 had ever fielded a challenge to audiovisual evidence as a deepfake. — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves. — Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 Petro did not participate in the attack, which left several guerrillas and around half the high court's magistrates dead. — Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026 When are magistrates going to keep bad guys behind bars? — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Unlike the first trial in Avignon, which was overseen by five professional magistrates, the appeal trial was judged by a jury, and this time citizens had their say. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magistrates
Noun
  • If the vacancy remains, district judges may appoint a prosecutor to serve until the president nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Those levies were under scrutiny Wednesday, when judges pressed the administration on whether Greer had sufficient justification.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Machado, one of Venezuela’s most popular political leaders, was barred from running in Venezuela’s last presidential election by courts under the control of former President Nicolás Maduro.
    — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The opinion has since helped climate change activists worldwide boost their cases in local courts.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Magistrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magistrates. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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