MAGISTRATE

10 letters 13 Scrabble points /ˈmædʒɪstɹeɪt/

Definition of MAGISTRATE

noun

  1. 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. A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.

  3. (by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.

Related words: justiciary master's degree

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters M A G I S T R A T E
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

Anagrams of MAGISTRATE

Words that use the same letters:

STERIGMATA

Words Containing "MAGISTRATE"

MAGISTRATES MAGISTRATESHIP PROMAGISTRATE UNMAGISTRATE

Words Starting with "MAGISTRATE"

MAGISTRATES MAGISTRATESHIP

Words Ending with "MAGISTRATE"

PROMAGISTRATE UNMAGISTRATE