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Meanings of justice of the peace in English

Russian
мировой судья
Portuguese
justiça de paz
Spanish
juzgados de paz
Catalan
jutge de pau
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Judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

        Related terms
        мировой судья
        Synonyms
        Examples for "jp"
        Examples for "jp"
        1
        Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan led the New Year offering.
        Reuters
        2
        Bridgepoint hired JP Morgan last year to review future options for Diaverum.
        Reuters
        3
        JP Morgan said it was looking to sell its physical commodities business.
        Reuters
        4
        Wise said: I don't think JP Morgan will suffer any reputational damage.
        The Guardian
        5
        In the case of JP's, the clock runs out after 90 minutes.
        Reuters
        1
        KP kept saying that we needed the money more than he did.
        The Guardian
        2
        Given what he and his brother endure here, KP scrubs up agreeably.
        The Guardian
        3
        He may be replaced by KP Oli, from a moderate Communist party.
        Reuters
        4
        Because KP always has been and always will be a team player.
        The Guardian
        5
        Maybe they all got back too late to face KP at home.
        Nothing to lose
        Usage of justice of the peace in English
        1
        I see Bourigeau in the distance, bringing the justice of the peace.
        The Count's Millions
        2
        And the justice of the peace is a clerk in your store.
        King Coal : a Novel
        3
        The next thing was to go to the justice of the peace.
        The Queen of Hearts
        4
        The justice of the peace who indicted the thieves was Western Starr.
        Roosevelt in the Bad Lands
        5
        He was commissioned a justice of the peace by the Territorial authorities.
        Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
        6
        A justice of the peace will be here to perform the ceremony.
        Her Weight in Gold
        7
        The old justice of the peace could not avoid showing his uneasiness.
        The Mystery of Orcival
        8
        The affair was inquired into by a Spanish justice of the peace.
        The Mysteries of All Nations / Rise and Progress of Superstition...
        9
        He is the justice of the peace here-hewould be bound to.
        A Tale of a Lonely Parish
        10
        The next week, we were married by a justice of the peace.
        Biggie and the devil diet
        11
        They had him afore a justice of the peace early this morning-
        The Deserter
        12
        My mind wandered as the justice of the peace began the ceremony.
        Fang: a maximum ride novel
        13
        They know every justice of the peace from Texas to Fort M'Henry.
        Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
        14
        I suppose he's a justice of the peace now, a law-giver, eh?
        The Bars of Iron
        15
        Their titles range from justice of the peace to state supreme court justice.
        Reuters
        16
        Lincoln began arguing cases before the local justice of the peace, Bowling Green.
        A. lincoln: a biography