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justice of the peace court

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noun

  1. (in Scotland, formerly) a court with limited criminal jurisdiction held by justices of the peace in counties: replaced in 1975 by the district court

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Robinson, 28 at the time, became the first woman to serve as a judge of a court higher than a justice of the peace court in Amarillo’s history.

From Washington Times Feb. 14, 2016

It tries the more important cases which do not come before the justice of the peace court, or city police court.

From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Cromwell, Emma Guy

The corridors were crowded; and I remember with what astonishment we heard that Judge Trumbull had taken the floor denouncing the proceeding as unworthy of a justice of the peace court.

From Fifty Years of Public Service by Cullom, Shelby M.

Judge Trumbull himself changed afterwards, much to the astonishment of every one, and denounced the impeachment proceeding as unworthy of a justice of the peace court.

From Fifty Years of Public Service by Cullom, Shelby M.

The justice of the peace court is the lowest court and is held by a justice of peace, called a magistrate, who is elected in that magisterial district by the voters.

From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Cromwell, Emma Guy

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