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# magistrate

«magistrate» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **An official who acts as a judge in a local court, dealing…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a magistrate, magistrates)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (law) An official who acts as a judge in a local court, dealing with less serious crimes and some family or local matters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#m1)

2) (UK) A volunteer from the community, also called a Justice of the Peace (JP), who hears cases in a magistrates' court. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#m2)

3) (history) In old Rome and other places, a person who held public power, like a mayor or governor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Isaiah it means a ruler or governor of the people. It is a picture of what the leaders will be like in a future time. Interpretation: Isaiah promises that peace and righteousness themselves will rule the people. Tradition reads this as a vision of an age of justice, often linked to the time of redemption. In the primary lessons: In citizenship lessons, magistrates are part of the justice system: in England and Wales most criminal cases start in a magistrates' court; in Australia and New Zealand magistrates also run local courts. Magistrates decide if someone is guilty of minor crimes and give punishments like fines. Phrases: «magistrates' court», «appear before a magistrate», «the magistrate fined him».

### examples

- For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron; I will also make thy officers peace, and righteousness thy magistrates. (Prophets ISA.60.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x1)
- The man had to appear before a magistrate for speeding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x2)
- Magistrates in England are usually volunteers, not paid lawyers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x3)
- The magistrate fined her for dropping litter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x4)
- Most criminal cases start in the magistrates' court. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x5)
- Our neighbour is a magistrate and sits in court twice a month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x6)
- The magistrate listened to both sides before deciding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x7)
- In ancient Rome, magistrates ran the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x8)
- A magistrate can send serious cases to a higher court. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x9)
- Then the magistrate, pointing to Pinocchio, said in a very solemn voice: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/#x10)

### note

Countable: one magistrate, two magistrates. «Magistrates' court» has the apostrophe after the s. A magistrate is not always a trained lawyer (in the UK many are volunteers). Not the same as a «judge», who deals with bigger cases. Not a maths word.

### In the corpora

- [But by 1908 most prisoners were kept in plain new prisons with rows of cells, and magistrates could never give anyone twenty years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «magistrate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magistrate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.