Someone who is empowered by the courtto exercise judicial power to convey land.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
referee (noun)1.
one to whom a thing is as - referred
a) a person to whom a legal matter is referred for investigation and report or for settlement
b) a person who reviews a paper and especially a technical paper and recommends that it should or should not be published
c) chiefly British - reference
2.
a sports official usually having final authority in administering a game
transitive verb
1.
to conduct (as a match or game) as referee
2.
a) to arbitrate (as a legal matter) as a judge or third party
intransitive verb
b) to review (as a technical paper) before publication to act as a referee
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
referee (noun)a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
SYNONYMS:
adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrator, referee, umpireRELATED WORDS:
jurist, justice, magistrate; intermediary, intermediate, mediator, mediatrix, moderator, negotiator; conciliator, go-between, peacemaker, reconciler, troubleshooter; deciderto give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
SYNONYMS:
adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, determine, referee, rule (on), settle, umpireRELATED WORDS:
consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh; size up; mediate, moderate, negotiate; prosecute, try; find (for against); conclude, resolve; redetermine, rejudgeNEAR ANTONYMS:
equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirtRisk Free Exam Pass Guarantee
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