Stipendiary (Noun)
Meaning
(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The stipendiary magistrate was appointed to oversee the case involving a high-profile politician and the police department.
- In some areas of the United Kingdom, a stipendiary magistrate is appointed to handle police cases full-time.
- The role of the stipendiary magistrate is to preside over cases involving police officers and other law enforcement officials.
- A stipendiary magistrate was brought in from a neighboring district to handle the highly publicized case involving police misconduct.
- As a stipendiary magistrate, she was responsible for hearing cases involving police officers and making decisions on their conduct.