an official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts of law治安法官；基层司法官员 synonym Justice of the Peace- to come up before the magistrates在地方法院出庭
Extra Examples- A magistrate ordered that they return to the UK.地方治安法官判令他们返回英国。
- He is due to appear before magistrates on a charge of assault.他被控袭击他人，将在地方治安法庭出庭。
- She was granted bail by Liverpool magistrates.利物浦地方法官批准了她的保释。
- The prosecutor submits a dossier to an examining magistrate.检察官向裁判官提交案卷。
Topics Law and justicec1, Jobsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- examining
- investigating
- licensing
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verb + magistrate- appoint somebody
- appoint somebody as
- appear before
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magistrate + verb- hear something
- decide something
- rule something
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magistrate + nounphrasesSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’.