Schöffe
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A Schöffe (pl. Schöffen) is a German word referring to a judicial office. The word Schöffe is not used in English, so this article refers only to the office in German-speaking countries. The closest English equivalent is a lay magistrate or perhaps alderman. This German term is related to the terms used in other European languages, including schepen (pl. schepenen) in Dutch, échevin (pl. échevins) in French (in Belgium and Luxembourg), šepmistr (pl. šepmistři) in Czech, and scabino (pl. scabini) in Italian.