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- DictionaryJus·tice of the peace
noun
- 1. a magistrate appointed to hear minor cases, perform marriages, grant licenses, etc., in a town, county, or other local district.
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- Justice of the peace
Judicial officer elected or appointed to keep the peace and perform minor civic jobs
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning. Depending on the jurisdiction, such justices dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law... Wikipedia
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