magistrate Who acts: official, Justice, person, man, Magistrates, magistrate · What happens: act, deal, call, hear, hold, have · To what, where: local court, volunteer, cases, court, public power, magistrate · Speech: someone speaks here
«magistrate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: magistrate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
An official who acts as a judge in a local court, dealing with less serious crimes and some family or local matters.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl case det amod obl punct advcl case advmod amod obl cc det conj cc amod conj punct root An DET official NOUN who PRON acts VERB as ADP a DET judge NOUN in ADP a DET local ADJ court NOUN , PUNCT dealing VERB with ADP less ADV serious ADJ crimes NOUN and CCONJ some DET family NOUN or CCONJ local ADJ matters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 official det 2 official official NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 acts nsubj 4 acts act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 official acl:relcl 5 as as ADP _ 7 judge case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 judge det 7 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 4 acts obl 8 in in ADP _ 11 court case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 court det 10 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 11 court amod 11 court court NOUN Number=Sing 4 acts obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 dealing punct 13 dealing deal VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 acts advcl 14 with with ADP _ 17 crimes case 15 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 16 serious advmod 16 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 17 crimes amod 17 crimes crime NOUN Number=Plur 13 dealing obl 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 family cc 19 some some DET PronType=Ind 20 family det 20 family family NOUN Number=Sing 17 crimes conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 23 matters cc 22 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 23 matters amod 23 matters matter NOUN Number=Plur 17 crimes conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 official punct
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1 act present a official a local court as a judge vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as judge=Attribute 2 deal gerund a official not said here with serious crimes and some family or local matters vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with crime=Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A volunteer from the community, also called a Justice of the Peace (JP), who hears cases in a magistrates' court.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj:pass case det nmod punct advmod det nsubj case det nmod punct appos punct punct nsubj conj obj case det nmod:poss case obl punct root A DET volunteer NOUN from ADP the DET community NOUN , PUNCT also ADV called VERB a DET Justice PROPN of ADP the DET Peace PROPN ( PUNCT JP PROPN ) PUNCT , PUNCT who PRON hears VERB cases NOUN in ADP a DET magistrates NOUN ' PART court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 volunteer det 2 volunteer volunteer NOUN Number=Sing 8 called nsubj:pass 3 from from ADP _ 5 community case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 community det 5 community community NOUN Number=Sing 2 volunteer nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 called punct 7 also also ADV _ 8 called advmod 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 Justice det 10 Justice Justice PROPN Number=Sing 19 hears nsubj 11 of of ADP _ 13 Peace case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Peace det 13 Peace Peace PROPN Number=Sing 10 Justice nmod 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 JP punct 15 JP JP PROPN Number=Sing 13 Peace appos 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 JP punct 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 hears punct 18 who who PRON PronType=Rel 19 hears nsubj 19 hears hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 called conj 20 cases case NOUN Number=Plur 19 hears obj 21 in in ADP _ 25 court case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 magistrates det 23 magistrates magistrate NOUN Number=Plur 25 court nmod:poss 24 ' 's PART _ 23 magistrates case 25 court court NOUN Number=Sing 19 hears obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 8 called punct
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1 call participle · passive a volunteer from the community vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 2 hear present a Justice of the Peace cases a magistrates's court vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer case=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.
In old Rome and other places, a person who held public power, like a mayor or governor.
The tree, 17 words case amod cc amod conj punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl amod obj punct case det obl cc conj punct root In ADP old ADJ Rome PROPN and CCONJ other ADJ places NOUN , PUNCT a DET person NOUN who PRON held VERB public ADJ power NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET mayor NOUN or CCONJ governor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Rome case 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Rome amod 3 Rome Rome PROPN Number=Sing root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 places cc 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 places amod 6 places place NOUN Number=Plur 3 Rome conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 person punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing 3 Rome appos 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 held nsubj 11 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 person acl:relcl 12 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 13 power amod 13 power power NOUN Number=Sing 11 held obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 mayor punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 mayor case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 mayor det 17 mayor mayor NOUN Number=Sing 11 held obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 governor cc 19 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 17 mayor conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 9 person punct
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1 hold past a person public power like a mayor or governor vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme
Example 1 The man had to appear before a magistrate for speeding.
det nsubj mark xcomp case det obl case nmod punct root The DET man NOUN had VERB to PART appear VERB before ADP a DET magistrate NOUN for ADP speeding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 appear mark 5 appear appear VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 had xcomp 6 before before ADP _ 8 magistrate case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 magistrate det 8 magistrate magistrate NOUN Number=Sing 5 appear obl 9 for for ADP _ 10 speeding case 10 speeding speeding NOUN Number=Sing 8 magistrate nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the man tree rules 2 appear to-infinitive the man not said here a magistrate for speeding vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before magistrate=Location
Example 2 Magistrates in England are usually volunteers, not paid lawyers.
nsubj case nmod cop advmod punct advmod amod conj punct root Magistrates NOUN in ADP England PROPN are AUX usually ADV volunteers NOUN , PUNCT not PART paid VERB lawyers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Magistrates magistrate NOUN Number=Plur 6 volunteers nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 England case 3 England England PROPN Number=Sing 1 Magistrates nmod 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 volunteers cop 5 usually usually ADV _ 6 volunteers advmod 6 volunteers volunteer NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 lawyers punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 paid advmod 9 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 lawyers amod 10 lawyers lawyer NOUN Number=Plur 6 volunteers conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 volunteers punct
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1 is a present Magistrates in England volunteers and paid lawyers usually property tree rules 2 not pay participle vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The magistrate fined her for dropping litter.
det nsubj obj mark advcl obj punct root The DET magistrate NOUN fined VERB her PRON for SCONJ dropping VERB litter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 magistrate det 2 magistrate magistrate NOUN Number=Sing 3 fined nsubj 3 fined fine VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 fined obj 5 for for SCONJ _ 6 dropping mark 6 dropping drop VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 fined advcl 7 litter litter NOUN Number=Sing 6 dropping obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 fined punct
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1 fine past the magistrate her = she vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient 2 drop gerund the magistrate not said here litter vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Theme
Example 4 Most criminal cases start in the magistrates' court.
amod amod nsubj case det nmod:poss case obl punct root Most ADJ criminal ADJ cases NOUN start VERB in ADP the DET magistrates NOUN ' PART court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 3 cases amod 2 criminal criminal ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cases amod 3 cases case NOUN Number=Plur 4 start nsubj 4 start start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 9 court case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 magistrates det 7 magistrates magistrate NOUN Number=Plur 9 court nmod:poss 8 ' 's PART _ 7 magistrates case 9 court court NOUN Number=Sing 4 start obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 start punct
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1 start present Most criminal cases the magistrates's court vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 5 Our neighbour is a magistrate and sits in court twice a month.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det cc conj case obl advmod det obl punct root Our PRON neighbour NOUN is AUX a DET magistrate NOUN and CCONJ sits VERB in ADP court NOUN twice ADV a DET month NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 neighbour nmod:poss 2 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 5 magistrate nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 magistrate cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 magistrate det 5 magistrate magistrate NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 sits cc 7 sits sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 magistrate conj 8 in in ADP _ 9 court case 9 court court NOUN Number=Sing 7 sits obl 10 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 12 month advmod 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 month det 12 month month NOUN Number=Sing 7 sits obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 magistrate punct
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1 is a present Our neighbour a magistrate tree rules 2 sit present Our neighbour not said here court month vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in court=Location
Example 6 The magistrate listened to both sides before deciding.
det nsubj case det obl mark advcl punct root The DET magistrate NOUN listened VERB to ADP both DET sides NOUN before SCONJ deciding VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 magistrate det 2 magistrate magistrate NOUN Number=Sing 3 listened nsubj 3 listened listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 sides case 5 both both DET PronType=Tot 6 sides det 6 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 3 listened obl 7 before before SCONJ _ 8 deciding mark 8 deciding decide VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 listened advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 listened punct
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1 listen past the magistrate to both sides vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to side=Theme 2 decide gerund the magistrate not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 In ancient Rome, magistrates ran the city.
case amod obl punct nsubj det obj punct root In ADP ancient ADJ Rome PROPN , PUNCT magistrates NOUN ran VERB the DET city NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Rome case 2 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Rome amod 3 Rome Rome PROPN Number=Sing 6 ran obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Rome punct 5 magistrates magistrate NOUN Number=Plur 6 ran nsubj 6 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 city det 8 city city NOUN Number=Sing 6 ran obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 ran punct
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1 run past magistrates the city ancient Rome vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent city=Theme in rome=Trajectory
Example 8 A magistrate can send serious cases to a higher court.
det nsubj aux amod obj case det amod obl punct root A DET magistrate NOUN can AUX send VERB serious ADJ cases NOUN to ADP a DET higher ADJ court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 magistrate det 2 magistrate magistrate NOUN Number=Sing 4 send nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 send aux 4 send send VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cases amod 6 cases case NOUN Number=Plur 4 send obj 7 to to ADP _ 10 court case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 court det 9 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 court amod 10 court court NOUN Number=Sing 4 send obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 send punct
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1 send can a magistrate serious cases a higher court vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent case=Theme to court=Destination
Example 9 Then the magistrate, pointing to Pinocchio, said in a very solemn voice:
The tree, 12 words advmod det nsubj punct acl case obl punct case det advmod amod obl punct root Then ADV the DET magistrate NOUN , PUNCT pointing VERB to ADP Pinocchio PROPN , PUNCT said VERB in ADP a DET very ADV solemn ADJ voice NOUN : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 magistrate advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 magistrate det 3 magistrate magistrate NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 pointing punct 5 pointing point VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 magistrate acl 6 to to ADP _ 7 Pinocchio case 7 Pinocchio Pinocchio PROPN Number=Sing 5 pointing obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 3 magistrate punct 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 in in ADP _ 14 voice case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 voice det 12 very very ADV _ 13 solemn advmod 13 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos 14 voice amod 14 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 9 said obl 15 : : PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 point gerund the magistrate not said here Pinocchio vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to pinocchio=Recipient 2 say speech: assert past the magistrate a solemn voice vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in voice=Manner
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