different between magistrate vs fuero

English

Etymology

From Latin magistratus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæd??st?e?t/, /?mæd??st??t/
• Hyphenation: ma?gis?trate

Noun

magistrate (plural magistrates)

1. (law) 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.
2. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
3. (historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
4. (Quebec) A master's degree.

Synonyms

• (judicial officer): justiciary
• (master's degree): See master's degree

Derived terms

• chief magistrate
• magistracy

Translations

Anagrams

• sterigmata

Afrikaans

Noun

magistrate

1. plural of magistraat

French

Noun

magistrate f (plural magistrates, masculine magistrat)

1. magistrate (female)

English

Etymology

From Spanish fuero, from Latin forum. Doublet of forum.

Noun

fuero (plural fueros)

1. A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
2. A custom having the force of law.
3. A declaration by a magistrate.
4. A place where justice is administered.
5. The jurisdiction of a tribunal.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)

Anagrams

• foure

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fu.e.ro?/, [?fu??o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fu.e.ro/, [?fu????]

Verb

fuer?

1. first-person singular future perfect active indicative of sum

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fuero, from Latin forum. Doublet of foro.

Noun

fuero m (plural fueros)

1. charter
2. law, local law (especially in Navarra or the Basque Country)
3. (historical, Spain) law, laws
4. (historical) lawbook

5. privilege, a certain immunity
6. jurisdiction

Derived terms

• en su fuero interno
• volver por sus fueros