justice of the peace
31ex officio justice of the peace — An officer having all the powers of a justice of the peace, without being actually elected or appointed to that office, the powers and duties being attached to some other office, such as that of mayor or magistrate of a municipality. 31 Am J Rev… …
32Justice of the Peace abbreviation JP — noun (C) someone who judges less serious cases in small law courts and, in the US, can perform marriage ceremonies …
33Justice of the Peace — noun A judicial officer. Syn: JP …
34justice of the peace — public official who possesses very limited judicial authority …
35justice of the peace — noun 1. (in Australia) a person authorised to administer oaths, take declarations, and attest instruments. 2. (in Britain) a lay magistrate with authority to exercise a limited civil and summary criminal jurisdiction. Abbrev.: JP …
36Breach of the peace — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… …
37Conservator of the Peace — A Conservator of the Peace is defined as a public official authorized to conserve and maintain the public peace. [BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY, 6th ed.] Under common law, Conservators of the Peace included judges, [“In England, by the common law, the… …
38Conservator of the peace — A conservator of the peace is defined as a public official authorized to conserve and maintain the public peace.[1] Contents 1 Examples 1.1 Police 2 Historical origins …
39Clerk of the Peace — A clerk of the peace held an office in England and Wales whose responsibility was the records of the Quarter Sessions and the framing of presentments and indictments. They had legal training, so that they could advise justices of the peace.… …
40Breach of the peace — is a legal term used in constitutional law in English speaking countries, and in a wider public order sense in Britain.Constitutional lawIn the United States, the Speech or Debate clause of Article One of the United States Constitution provides… …
