justice of the peace
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Summary cases are heard by a sheriff or justice of the peace without a jury and can result in prison sentences of up to 12 months and fines of up to £10,000.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
The death and Lynch’s identity were confirmed by Nikol Endres, a justice of the peace in the area.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
Any justice of the peace could stop and question an individual traveling armed without proper cause, disarm them, and impose a peace bond.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2023
Tom Gillam III, a justice of the peace in Jefferson County, where Powell was performing when he collapsed Sunday, said an autopsy to determine the cause of death was pending.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
They were married by a lesbian justice of the peace while their friends played a guitar-feedback-heavy version of the “Wedding March.”
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
