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Justice Of The Peace (law)



A lay magistrate - person appointed to administer judicial business in a Magistrates Court. Also sits in the Crown Court with a judge or recorder to hear appeals and committals for sentence





Another name for a magistrate, often indicated by the letters JP after his or her name.