magistrates
Minor court officials
Magistrates is the plural of magistrate, a judicial officer with limited authority, typically handling minor criminal cases, preliminary hearings, or local disputes.
In the UK, magistrates are often unpaid volunteers who hear cases in magistrates' courts.
In the US, the term usually applies to judges in lower courts or those who issue warrants: The magistrates dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
Shared seating surface
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
- verdictOfficial court decision
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
hearing · ruling · judgment · deliberation · impartiality · jurisprudence · gavel · robes
Local judicial officer, limited jurisdiction
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- mayorElected head of municipality
- councillorElected local representative
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
sheriff · constable · bailiff · registrar · notary · coroner · squire · reeve
Pursuing legal charges
- defendantParty facing charges
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
witness · trial · counsel · charges · indictment · plea · conviction · acquittal
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
administration · appointment · commission · oath · duty · office · responsibility · discretion
bench
Shared seating surface
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
- verdictOfficial court decision
sentence · hearing · ruling · judgment · deliberation · impartiality · jurisprudence · gavel · robes · judiciary
justice of the peace
Local judicial officer, limited jurisdiction
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- mayorElected head of municipality
- councillorElected local representative
commissioner · sheriff · constable · bailiff · registrar · notary · coroner · squire · reeve · prefect
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
evidence · witness · trial · counsel · charges · indictment · plea · conviction · acquittal · appeal
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- powerEnergy transfer rate
rule · administration · appointment · commission · oath · duty · office · responsibility · discretion · enforcement
- African lawconstitutional court, indigenous law, high court, court of appeal, attorney general
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- justicecourtroom, trials, retributive justice, courts, gavel
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
magistratesdefendants
Those facing prosecution
prisoners · convicts · criminals · offenders · plaintiffs
- magistrates courtLocal court for minor offenses