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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMagistracy
/ˈmædʒ.ɪ.strə.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The office, position, or jurisdiction of a magistrate.
"He served with great distinction within the local magistracy for over twenty years." - 2
Magistrates as a collective body.
"The decision was widely supported by the borough magistracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'magistratus' meaning civil office or magistrate, combined with the English suffix '-cy'. Entering Middle English via Old French in the late medieval period, it originally denoted the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a magistrate before broadening to refer collectively to the magistrates themselves.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Magistracy" is said worldwide
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magistrature
Transliteration: ma-ʒis-ta-tyr
"Il a consacré sa carrière à la magistrature."
Magistratur
Transliteration: maːɡɪs.taˈtuːɐ̯
"Die Magistratur spielte eine wichtige Rolle im rechtlichen System."
magistratura
Transliteration: ma.dʒi.straˈtuː.ra
"La magistratura è indipendente dal potere politico."
magistratura
Transliteration: ma.xis.tɾaˈtu.ɾa
"Fue ascendido dentro de la magistratura local."
magistratura
Transliteration: ma.ʒis.tɾaˈtu.ɾɐ
"Ela ingressou na magistratura federal no ano passado."
न्याיपालिका
Transliteration: nyaypalika
Script: न्यायाधीश मंडल
"स्थानीय मजिस्ट्रेट मंडल ने मामले की सुनवाई की।"
裁判官职位
Transliteration: cáipàn guān zhíwèi
"他曾担任过多年的裁判官职务。"
치안판사직
Transliteration: chianpansa-jik
"그는 오랜 기간 치안판사직을 수행했다."
治安判事職
Transliteration: chian hanji shoku
"彼は長年治安判事職を務めた。"
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