Synonyms of magistrates

magistrates

noun

plural of magistrate

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

chose to take their case before the local magistrate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judges
• courts
• jurists
• justices
• benches
• adjudicators
• auditors
• circuit judges
• beaks
• squires
• chief justices
• justices of the peace
• masters
• jurisconsults
• jurisprudents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of magistrates

Italian magistrates accused Egyptian authorities of withholding key information requested through international legal channels, an allegation Cairo rejected. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

At a hearing this week, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin asked the parties to identify two potential magistrates who could oversee mediation by next Wednesday. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Now, under the law named after her, magistrates and judges in North Carolina must be stricter when setting release conditions for people charged with violent crimes. — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026

Of the 931 federal judges and magistrates who responded, only 15 had ever fielded a challenge to audiovisual evidence as a deepfake. — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves. — Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026

Petro did not participate in the attack, which left several guerrillas and around half the high court's magistrates dead. — Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026

When are magistrates going to keep bad guys behind bars? — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Unlike the first trial in Avignon, which was overseen by five professional magistrates, the appeal trial was judged by a jury, and this time citizens had their say. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026