ASSISTANT JUDGE
\ɐsˈɪstənt d͡ʒˈʌd͡ʒ], \ɐsˈɪstənt dʒˈʌdʒ], \ɐ_s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_n_t dʒ_ˈʌ_dʒ]\
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A judge of the English court of general or quarter sessions in Middlesex. He differs from the other justices in being a barrister of ten years' standing, and in being salaried. St. 7 & 8 Vict. c. 71; 22 & 23 Vict c. 4; Pritch. Quar. Sess. 31.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
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