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magistrate
1. n. (legal) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
2. n. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
3. n. (historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
4. n. (Quebec) A master's degree.

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The new council will mark a radical departure from current practice, under which the appeal court issues guidelines only for a limited number of more serious crimes, such as robbery, burglary and serious drug offences, which do not apply to magistrate courts.

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