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examining magistrate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A judge in an inquisitorial system of law who carries out pre-trial investigations into allegations of crime and in some cases makes a recommendation for prosecution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 預審法官 /预审法官 (yùshěn fǎguān) — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Dutch: onderzoeksrechter — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Finnish: tutkintatuomari — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • French: juge d'instruction — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • German: Untersuchungsrichter — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • German: Ermittlungsrichter — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • German: Jourrichter — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Italian: giudice per le indagini preliminari — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Japanese: 予審判事 (yoshin hanji) — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Korean: 예심판사 (yesimpansa) — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Polish: sędzia śledczy — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Portuguese: juiz de instrução — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Russian: следственный судья (sledstvennyj sudʹja) — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Russian: судья-следователь (sudʹja-sledovatelʹ) — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Russian: расследующий магистрат (rassledujuščij magistrat) — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Russian: допрашивающий судья (doprašivajuščij sudʹja) — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations
  • Spanish: juez de instrucción — judge who carries out pre-trial investigations