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Justice of the Peace noun[ C ] uk /ˌdʒʌs.tɪs əv ðə ˈpiːs/ us /ˌdʒʌs.tɪs əv ðə ˈpiːs/(abbreviationJP) a person who is not a lawyer but who acts as a judge in local law courts and, in the US, can marry people地方治安法官(在美国有证婚权) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Judges & juries bench chief justice circuit judge court of inquiry dismiss empanel judge judiciary jurist juror jury nullification jury service recuse resentence rule set something aside sheriff sum sum (something/someone) up worship
justice of the peace | American Dictionary justice of the peace noun[ C ] us/ˈdʒʌs·tɪs əv ðə ˈpis/ a public officer who judges local and less important legal cases, and performs marriage ceremonies
justice of the peace | Business English justice of the peace noun[ C ] LAWukus(abbreviationJP) a magistrate who deals with less serious crimes and who, in the US, has the legal right to marry people: In most cases involving a small amount of money, people appear before a justice of the peace and pay a fine. |