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pretore

magistrate

noun preh-TOH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'praetor', a senior Roman magistrate.

Also means

praetor

Usage Note

Pretore historically denoted a Roman praetor, but in modern Italian law it referred to a lower-court judge handling minor civil and criminal matters. The office was abolished by the 1998 judicial reform; today pretore appears mainly in historical or literary contexts. The feminine is pretora.

Examples

"Il pretore emise la sentenza in pochi giorni."

Natural Translation

The magistrate issued the verdict in a few days.

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