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Wat (wie) is justice of the peace - definitie

JUDICIAL OFFICER ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO KEEP THE PEACE AND PERFORM MINOR CIVIC JOBS
Justice of The Peace; Justices of the Peace; Justice of Peace; Justices of the peace; Commission of the peace; Justices of Peace; Commissioner of the peace; Commissioner of the Peace; Justice of the Peace; Commissions of the Peace; Commission of the Peace; Judge of the peace; Justice of the Peace (Hong Kong)
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Justice of the Peace         
(Justices of the Peace)
1.
In Britain, a Justice of the Peace is a person who is not a lawyer but who can act as a judge in a local criminal law court. The abbreviation JP
is also used.
= magistrate
N-COUNT
2.
In some states in the United States, a Justice of the Peace is an official who can carry out some legal tasks, such as settling minor cases in court or performing marriages. The abbreviation JP
is also used.
= magistrate
N-COUNT
Justice of the peace         
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or puisne 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.
justice of the peace         
(JP) n. a judge who handles minor legal matters such as misdemeanors, small claims actions and traffic matters in "justice courts." Dating back to early English common law, "JPs" were very common up to the 1950s, but they now exist primarily in rural "justice districts" from which it is unreasonable for the public to travel to the county seat for trials of minor matters. In Nevada justices of the peace are lucrative jobs since they perform many of the marriages of elopers from other states, as Nevada has no waiting period from license to wedding. A justice of the peace is usually an attorney, but some states still allow laypersons to qualify by taking a test.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or puisne 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 jurisdictions. Justices of the peace are appointed or elected from the citizens of the jurisdiction in which they serve, and are (or were) usually not required to have any formal legal education in order to qualify for the office. Some jurisdictions have varying forms of training for JPs.

Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor justice of the peace
1. A justice of the peace promptly threw out all charges.
2. Simpson told Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe M.
3. Simpson was instructed by Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe M.
4. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure Jr., set arraignment for Oct. 23.
5. He was knighted in 1'31 and was a Justice of the Peace for many years.