justice of the peace
21Justice of the Peace Magazine — Criminal Law Justice Weekly Magazine cover Categories Law Frequency weekly Publisher LexisNexis Butterworths …
22Justice of the Peace — (JP) The 30,000 or so Justices of the Peace are appointed by the Crown on the advice of the Lord Chancellor who himself is advised by a local advisory committee. Appointees are lay people, normally with a record of public service. Their work… …
23Justice of the Peace — These officials emerged from the keepers of the peace in the 14c. Local knights and lords of the *manor, they held courts in place of the *eyre. Four times a year they held quarter sessions with jury trials and these courts had capital powers.… …
24justice of the peace — jus′tice of the peace′ n. gov+law a local public officer having authority to try minor civil and criminal cases, administer oaths, solemnize marriages, etc • Etymology: 1325–75 …
25justice of the peace — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. magistrate, official, witness, notary public. see law II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A public official who decides cases brought before a court of law in order to administer justice: judge, jurisprudent, jurist,… …
26justice of the peace — Date: 15th century a local magistrate empowered chiefly to administer summary justice in minor cases, to commit for trial, and to administer oaths and perform marriages …
27Justice of the Peace — noun (in the UK) a lay magistrate appointed to hear minor cases, grant licences, etc., in a town or county …
28ˌJustice of the ˈPeace — noun [C] an official similar to a judge who works in the lower courts Syn: magistrate …
29de facto justice of the peace — An officer who has the possession of the office of justice of the peace and performs the duties of such office under color of right, without being actually qualified in law so to act, but is not in fact a mere usurper. 31 Am J Rev edJP§6 …
30de jure justice of the peace — An officer who has the lawful right or title to the office of justice of the peace, with or without the possession of the office. 31 Am J Rev ed J P § 6 …