I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief magistrate. From LearnThat.org. [George Washington (1732-1799)]
"Generally, in Commonwealth countries, of which we are a member state, the term magistrate is used to refer only to lay judicial officers. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The old woman shivered at the word magistrate, and fell trembling on her knees. From Wordnik.com. [Six Women] Reference
Young is scheduled to appear in magistrate court on the charges in the next few weeks. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
Conscience, like the magistrate, is custos utriusque tabulae -- the guardian of each table. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Sunderland-born Peter Watson applied when his neighbour, a long-term magistrate, encouraged him to try it. From Wordnik.com. Reference
That Abraham Lincoln was a good magistrate is the unanimous verdict of all competent to pronounce upon the subject. From Wordnik.com. [The Sin of Reviling, and Its Work] Reference
Ironically, the district attorney could have kept charges in magistrate court pending while they went to grand jury. From Wordnik.com. [Cult leader Wayne Bent remains free on bond] Reference
Oldest by far was Judge Dee, the Chinese magistrate from the 600s, who appeared in print for the first time in 1952. From Wordnik.com. [Aubrey Hamilton | The Stiletto Gang] Reference
But this road of justice was full of stones and mud-holes, since the nearest land-drost, as we call a magistrate, lived. From Wordnik.com. [Swallow: a tale of the great trek] Reference
If a magistrate believes that the Constitution requires a limit on the warrant, then the magistrate is bound by oath to impose it. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Seeking Help From Magistrate Judges] Reference
The magistrate was the first to break the silence. From Wordnik.com. [Fantômas] Reference
The magistrate is a jobber, a doctor, or a merchant. From Wordnik.com. [Negro Slavery Described by a Negro: Being the Narrative of Ashton Warner, a Native of St. Vincent's. With an Appendix Containing the Testimony of Four Christian Ministers, Recently Returned from the Colonies, on the System of Slavery as It Now Exists] Reference
Juryman, magistrate, that is the thing to suit your son. From Wordnik.com. [Dieux ont soif. English] Reference
Both the law and the magistrate are the creatures of will. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)] Reference
A law enforcement officer can call a magistrate judge at home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2007] Reference
He also called the magistrate's attention to a report, that he. From Wordnik.com. [Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft] Reference
The magistrate was a ready speaker: immediately he answered with. From Wordnik.com. [Debts of Honor] Reference
This prompted the state to recall magistrate Chipopoteke from retirement. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
This visit to the magistrate is a very short scene, but it speaks volumes. From Wordnik.com. [The House Next Door] Reference
They also appeared before the local magistrate, which is where bond was set. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2006] Reference
The magistrate was a man of about fifty who had known Maigret for a long time. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Informer]
"Gad, M. Louis, a magistrate is a man, isn't he?" said Henri Verbier gallantly. From Wordnik.com. [Fantômas] Reference
Laney appeared in the Tyler courtroom for what's called a magistrate's warning. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 12, 2003] Reference
"undermining effect which the word magistrate has brought to this tier of the judiciary". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
First of all if the magistrate is a catholic then his decision is biased and should not stand. From Wordnik.com. [timesofmalta.com] Reference
A gram nyayalaya headed by a magistrate was to be the lowest court in the subordinate judiciary. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
Not only as a magistrate was my father's voice always raised on the side of the women and children. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography] Reference
Her statement under oath to the magistrate was the same in effect that she had made to Judge Merlin. From Wordnik.com. [Self-Raised] Reference
The magistrate was a tall, thin old man, with a bristling white moustache, and a very sharp, quick manner. From Wordnik.com. [Archie's Mistake] Reference
The magistrate was a slow, pompous man, by no means a good physiognomist, much less a good judge of character. From Wordnik.com. [Tales and Novels — Volume 01] Reference
Then, with returning calmness, she remembered Mr. Keith whose friendship with the magistrate was the common talk of the place. From Wordnik.com. [South Wind] Reference
He called the magistrate's attention to the fact that if the money had been deposited with him, there was no ground for the action. From Wordnik.com. [The Jealousies of a Country Town] Reference
And he -- he expects some kind of magistrate will be there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009] Reference
On 'judges,' compare Gibbon's use of 'magistrate' to mean civil officials in general. From Wordnik.com. [Cadafael, King of Gwynedd] Reference
The comments of the "magistrate" typify, of course, the man's point of view. From Wordnik.com. [The Greek View of Life] Reference
Baron-bailie, a kind of magistrate, the baron's deputy in a burgh of barony. From Wordnik.com. [St. Ronan's Well] Reference
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