JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A local magistrate with limited powers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("justice of the peace" is a kind of...):

magistrate (a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses))

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Credits