A magistrate appointed to hear minor cases, grant licences, etc., in a town, county, or other local district, esp. an unpaid or (now) unsalaried one…
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > Justice of the peace or district magistrate (23) Justice of the Peace1423 A magistrate appointed to hear minor cases, grant licences, etc., in a town, county, or other local district, esp. an unpaid or (now) unsalaried one… justice1509 = Justice of the Peace, n.; (also) a magistrate of any inferior court. Frequently in plural. conservator of the peacea1513 In specific offices and roles. Any of various officials appointed to keep the peace in a region or community. Chiefly as conservator of the peace. Warden of the Peace1543 Warden of the Peace = ‘Guardian of the Peace’: see guardian, n. 1b. Guardian of the Peace1581 †Guardian of the Peace: an earlier name for a ‘Justice of the Peace’. Guardian of the Spiritualities, Guardian of the Temporalities: see those words… mittimus1630 humorous. (A name given to) a magistrate. Obsolete. magistrate1727 Law. A civil officer exercising local judicial power; a justice of the peace, †a judge (obsolete); a person presiding over a magistrate's court (see… J.P.1732 Justice of Peace. beak1799 A magistrate or justice of the peace. county commissioner1809 British. A justice of the peace on the commission of a county. Obsolete. bubble and squeak1935 British slang. A magistrate. Cf. beak, n.3 a. Subcategories:— unpaid (collectively) (1) — principal (1) — stipendiary magistrate (6) — colonial and U.S. (4) |
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