The difference between Judge and Magistrate
When used as nouns, judge means a public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments, whereas magistrate means a judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. a magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
Judge is also verb with the meaning: to sit in judgment on.
check bellow for the other definitions of Judge and Magistrate
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Judge as a noun:
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
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Judge as a noun:
A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
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Judge as a noun:
A person officiating at a sports event or similar.
Examples:
"At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final."
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Judge as a noun:
A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
Examples:
"She is a good judge of wine."
"They say he is a poor judge of character considering all the unreliable friends he has made."
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Judge as a verb (transitive):
To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
Examples:
"A higher power will judge you after you are dead."
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Judge as a verb (intransitive):
To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
Examples:
"Justices in this country judge without appeal."
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Judge as a verb (transitive):
To form an opinion on.
Examples:
"I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit."
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Judge as a verb (intransitive):
To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
Examples:
"We cannot both be right: you must judge between us."
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Judge as a verb (transitive):
To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
Examples:
"I judge it safe to leave the house once again."
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Judge as a verb (intransitive):
To form an opinion; to infer.
Examples:
"I judge from the sky that it might rain later."
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Judge as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To criticize or label another person or thing.
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Magistrate as a noun (legal):
A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
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Magistrate as a noun (historical):
A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
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Magistrate as a noun (historical, by extension):
A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
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Magistrate as a noun (Quebec):
A master's degree.