magistrate
/ˈmædʒɪstreɪt/noun
- a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones（尤指轻罪法庭或较严重罪案预审法庭的）执法官（或非专业法官）; 治安法庭法官。
派生词
magistrature
/-trəˌtjʊə(r)/ noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin magistratus 'administrator', from magister 'master'.