
好词典

缩写自 Justice of the Peace,源自中古英语,最初指维持地方治安的官员。
❶ Justice of the Peace 的缩写,指治安法官或太平绅士,负责处理轻微法律事务或主持婚礼等民事仪式。
“The couple got married by a j.p. at the city hall.”
(这对新人在市政厅由一位治安法官主持了婚礼。)
“You can swear an affidavit before a j.p.”
(你可以在太平绅士面前宣誓 affidavit(宣誓书)。)
J.P. Court — 指由治安法官主持的法庭,通常处理轻微刑事案件或民事纠纷。
“The case was heard in the J.P. Court.”
(这个案件在治安法庭进行了审理。)