Thesaurus results for MAGISTRATE

magistrate

noun

ˈma-jə-ˌstrāt

Definition of magistrate

as in judge

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 magistrate In dismissing Thorpe’s appeal last year, a judge ruled that a magistrate was not allowed to consider Indigenous law and genocide was not an offense under common law. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 The case sat in limbo for a year before a federal magistrate judge denied Google’s request to toss the warrant in November 2024, agreeing with the Justice Department. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 Former City Comptroller and Democrat congressional candidate Brad Lander was found not guilty by a Manhattan magistrate judge Thursday in relation to his arrest at 26 Federal Plaza. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 In May, a magistrate judge had recommended that the motion for damages should be granted, including $253,142 for emotional distress; $3,505 to pay for past treatment; and $340,200 to pay for future treatment; along with $1,193,694 in punitive damages, per court documents obtained by PEOPLE. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for magistrate

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Over three days in the downtown courtroom in June, a Times reporter observed how many immigrants were funneled into the courtroom in groups, and the judge rarely addressed them directly, typically calling up around five cases at a time.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026

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She is expected in court throughout the week with her husband's parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Trump is consistently being rebuffed in court; the Justice Department has lost at least a dozen election lawsuits.

— Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

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