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magistracy (s) (noun), magistracies (pl)
1. The position or function of a magistrate: Mrs. Smith was a civil servant whose office was the magistracy.
2. The district over which a magistrate has the power and authority to administer justice: Jack read in his book that a magistracy in an English town was concerned with the local crimes and offenses.
3. Magistrates considered as a group: A magistracy does not exist in the U.S., but in Australia and in the United Kingdom where there are large courts and many judges who decide on many serious criminal cases.
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