Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Chief magistrate — is a generic designation for a public official whose office individual or collegial is the highest in his or her class, in either of the fundamental meanings of Magistrate (which often overlapped in the Ancien régime): as a major political and… … Wikipedia
Chief Magistrate — is a generic designation for a public official whose office individual or collegial is the highest in his or her class, in either of the fundamental meanings of Magistrate (which often overlapped in the Ancien régime): as a major political and… … Wikipedia
chief magistrate — chief magistrate, the highest official or magistrate of a government, such as a country s monarch or president, the governor of a state, or the mayor of a city … Useful english dictionary
Chief Magistrate (Fiji) — Judiciary of Fiji Judicial officers Chief Justice Appeal Court President Chief Magistrate Justice of Appeal Puisne judges High Court Masters Institutions Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court Magistrates Courts Judicial Service Commission … Wikipedia
chief magistrate — judge who heads the Magistrate s court … English contemporary dictionary
chief# — chief n Chief, chieftain, head, headman, leader, master are comparable when they mean the person in whom resides authority or ruling power but they differ in their applications and associations. Chief is the most comprehensive of these terms,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
chief — [chēf] n. [ME chef, chief, leader < OFr < VL * capum < L caput, HEAD] 1. the head or leader of a group, organization, etc.; person of highest title or authority 2. Archaic the most valuable or main part of anything 3. Heraldry the upper… … English World dictionary
magistrate — [maj′istrāt΄, maj′istrit] n. [ME < L magistratus < magister,MASTER] 1. a civil officer empowered to administer the law: the President of the U.S. is sometimes called chief magistrate 2. a minor official with limited judicial powers, as a… … English World dictionary
Magistrate — For the musical group, see Magistrates (band). Magistrate Sir Lyman Poore Duff, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada Occupation Names Judge, Justice of the Peace, magistrat … Wikipedia
Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court — The Chief Industrial Magistrate s Court is the general name given to the Local Court of New South Wales when hearing industrial cases. Local Courts are the lowest courts in the court hierarchy in New South Wales, a State of Australia, and deal… … Wikipedia
