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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - And she did, when the justice of the peace declared them man and wife.
治安官向在场的男人和他们的妻子介绍他们的时候，她放声大叫了。 - 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。 - 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。 - "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；” - 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。 - 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。 - It has to be administered by a bona fide justice of the peace.
得由治安法官真诚地授予。