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j.p.

UK /ˌdʒeɪ ˈpiː/US /ˌdʒeɪ ˈpiː/

词源

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。

noun

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)。)

同义词:justice of the peace, magistrate

常见短语

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。)