examining magistrate

English

Alternative forms

• examining judge
• investigating magistrate
• investigating judge

Noun

examining magistrate (plural examining magistrates)

1. (law) 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.

Related terms

• examining justice

Translations

judge who carries out pre-trial investigations

• Dutch: onderzoeksrechter (nl) m
• Finnish: tutkintatuomari (not in the Finnish legal system)
• French: juge d’instruction (fr) m
• Italian: giudice per le indagini preliminari m or f
• Polish: sędzia śledczy m
• Russian: следственный судья m (sledstvennyj sudʹja), судья-следователь m (sudʹja-sledovatelʹ), расследующий магистрат (rassledujuščij magistrat), допрашивающий судья (doprašivajuščij sudʹja)