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magistrate


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A salaried judicial officer who presides over a local court (Magistrates' Court) as a member of the magistracy. See also clerk of courts; justice of the peace; registrar; Stipendiary Magistrate.

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magistrate
in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement Length: 60 words
magistrate
in A Dictionary of Law (7) Length: 53 words
magistrate
in Australian Law Dictionary Length: 31 words
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in The Oxford Companion to Australian History (1 rev) Length: 143 words

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