noun
- the offices or positions of magistrates; the body of magistrates collectively
- the period of time during which a magistrate holds office
Usage: formal; legal
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The local magistracies were filled by experienced judges.
- He served in various magistracies throughout his legal career.
- The reform aimed to modernize the city’s magistracies.
- Several magistracies became vacant after the retirement wave.
- The magistracies in the district court system needed restructuring.
- Her term in the magistracies lasted four years.