Stipendiary_magistrateWordNet Explorer

(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom