STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stipendiary magistrate mean? 

• STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE (noun)
  The noun STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE has 1 sense:

1. (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

  Familiarity information: STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

stipendiary; stipendiary magistrate

Hypernyms ("stipendiary magistrate" is a kind of...):

magistrate (a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses))

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)