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
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
- 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； - 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。 - The man is a justice of the peace, and sits on the bench at poole.
那个人是位法官，现在浦耳任职。 - The justice of the peace may not show up, the caterer's oven could break down or the reception hall might reserve the wrong date.
太平绅士（注2）可能缺席，厨房的烤箱也许会发生故障，或是接待处预订错了时间。 - 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。 - He is the justice of the peace that jug me for a vagrant.
他就是把我作为游民关进牢房的治安法官。 - The natural justice in ancient Greek mythical context refers to the justice ideology represented by order, contract and honor in Homer's Epic, and the one of Hesiod's in the form of labor, tranquility and peace.
古希腊神话语境中的正义思想主要是指《荷马史诗》中以秩序、契约、荣誉为代表的正义思想和赫西俄德的以劳动、安宁、和平为表现形式的正义思想。 - The undersea ceremony was conducted by a scuba-clad justice of the peace and the couple exchanged both rings and vows in the presence of their friends and family.
这场海底的典礼由一位穿着水肺的法官主持，这对新人在朋友和家人的见证下交换戒指，并许下婚姻的誓言。 - 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。 - The predecessor of magistrate appeared as early in the 12th century as Keeper of the Peace in charge of keeping the peace of the local place, and it was called as Justice of the Peace in 1361 due to the promulgation of Justices of the Peace Act.
治安法官又称和平法官、太平绅士，是一个古老的官职，其前身是最早出现在12世纪末负责维持地方治安的治安官，1361年正式改称为治安法官。