A magistrate with the authority to conduct preliminary hearings and to decide whether the evidence merits a criminal case.

In England and Wales, a lower court of law that deals with less serious offences, as well as initial hearings for serious offences prior to referring these to the Crown Court. Cases are heard by two or three magistrates, or sometimes a district judge, without a jury.

(UK, slang, obsolete) A salted herring.

plural of Glasgow magistrate

plural of committing magistrate

The guiding line, or outline, by which the form of a fortified work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line of the escarp in permanent fortifications.

plural of magistral line

The role or status of magistrate.

plural of magistrateship