Justice of the Peace

英 [ˌdʒʌstɪs əv ðə ˈpiːs]

美 [ˌdʒʌstɪs əv ðə ˈpiːs]

n.  基层法院法官; 治安法官; 太平绅士

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 基层法院法官；治安法官； 太平绅士
  an official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts of law

柯林斯词典

• （英国的）基层法院法官，治安法官（缩略形式为JP）
  In Britain, aJustice of the Peaceis a person who is not a lawyer but who can act as a judge in a local criminal law court. The abbreviationJPis also used.
• （美国一些州的）地方官（处理小案件或证婚等法律事务，缩略形式为JP）
  In some states in the United States, aJustice of the Peaceis an official who can carry out some legal tasks, such as settling minor cases in court or performing marriages. The abbreviationJPis also used.

双语例句

• "A declaration under or for the purposes of this Ordinance may be made in Hong Kong before the registrar, a justice of the peace, a notary public, a Commissioner for oaths or a solicitor;"
  “根据本条例作出或为本条例的目的而作出的声明，若在香港作出，须在注册官、太平绅士、法律公证人、监誓员或律师面前作出；”
• Mr Masson, justice of the peace in Redfield county, was called on to back a warrant, which had been issued in Watertown county, for the arrest of a burglar.
  雷德菲尔德县的治安法官马森先生被请求签署沃特敦县所发的逮捕令以逮捕一个夜盗贼。
• We carried him by the lug and the horn before a justice of the peace.
  我们费了大力把他扭送到地方法官。
• On one hand, it can bring about global fairness and justice through the punishment of the international crimes, and it can maintain the peace and security of the world.
  一方面，它不仅可以通过惩罚国际犯罪而实现世界范围内的公平和正义，维护世界的和平和安全；
• A bankrupt cannot serve as a member of parliament, a justice of the peace, a director of a limited company, and cannot sign a contract or borrow money
  一个破了产的人不能当下院议员，治安官和有限公司的董事，也不能签约或借钱
• He himself has a strong sense of justice and a sense of social responsibility, for the life of peace, democracy, freedom, human rights and resistance to the citizens of the world.
  他自己是一位具有强烈正义感和社会责任感，终生为和平、主、由、权而抗争的世界公民。
• In the first years I was elected here an honourary justice of the peace.
  在最初的几年里我当选为这里的荣誉治安法官。
• Dr Lee was appointed justice of the peace in1993, and awarded the gold Bauhinia Star in2002.
  李博士于1993年获委任为太平绅士，2002年获授金紫荆星章。
• Magistrates or Justice of the Peace: They know little about law and receive no pay for their work.
  地方法官或和约法官：他们知道少少法律而且不收任何费用。
• Initially, evidence is presented to it by either a justice of the peace or a prosecuting county or district attorney.
  最初，证据提交给它的任何一个公正的和平，还是一个县，区的律师起诉。