Italian word
magistrato
a judge or prosecutor (both are 'magistrati' in Italy's unified judiciary)
Looks like
magistrate
a lower-level judge or court official, often handling minor offences
⚠️ The trap
In Italy, judges AND prosecutors are both called 'magistrati' and belong to the same career path. In English, a magistrate is a minor judicial officer. An Italian magistrato can be a senior high-court judge.
To say "a lower-level judge or court official, often handling minor offences" in Italian:
magistrato
"magistrato" in English means:
a judge or prosecutor (both are 'magistrati' in Italy's unified judiciary)
Example
"Il magistrato ha aperto un'indagine per corruzione."
"The magistrate opened a corruption investigation."
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