Justice of the Peace definition:
A judicial officer with a limited role, usually in criminal law, to perform minor judicial tasks such as authorizing search warrants and approving criminal charges.
Justice Of The Peace
They are appointed officers who maintains peace and sanity and punishes who breaches them with having the powers of lowest levels in judicial section.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE - Public officer invested with judicial powers for the purpose of preventing breaches of the peace,and bringing to punishment those who have violated the law.
Justice of the Peace: Another name for a magistrate, often indicated by the letters JP after his or her name.
Juvenile Court: A special section of the magistrates' court dealing only with juveniles.
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.
justice of the peace An older term referring to a judge in a court of limited jurisdiction; the term has been largely replaced by district court judge.
Juvenile Court See Court, Juvenile.
JUVIS Juvenile Information System.
Justice of the peace court
Definition
: a local court of limited jurisdiction usu. over minor civil and criminal actions, small claims, and some felony preliminaries which is presided over by a justice of the peace and which usu.
12. - 2. A justice of the peace may generally do all acts which a constable has authority to perform hence he may freshly arrest one who, in his view has broken the peace; or he may order a constable at the moment to take him up. Kielw. 41.
An abbreviation for justice of the peace, a minor ranking judicial officer with limited statutory jurisdiction over preservation of the peace, civil cases, and lesser criminal offenses.
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In family law cases, an acknowledgment entered into before a judge, justice of the peace or clerk when a bond is posted that money is owed if certain conditions are not met.
court of the justice of the peace, police court, and court of probate). County courts, or the equivalent, exercising general criminal and civil jurisdiction, are on the next level.
Statutory Declaration - A written declaration agreed in the presence of a Justice of the Peace or a person who is authorised to administer oaths, but not made upon oath or affirmation.
 See also: Justice, Law, Office, Civil, Court
  
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