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magistracy definition

mag·is·tracy (maj′is trə sē)

noun pl. magistracies -·cies

  1. the position, office, function, or term of a magistrate
  2. magistrates collectively
  3. the district under a magistrate; magistrate's jurisdiction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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