| NOUN | person | justice of the peace | a local magistrate with limited powers |
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| Meaning | A local magistrate with limited powers. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | magistrate | A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) |
| Spanish | juez de paz | |
| Catalan | jutge de pau | |
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