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Justice
To administer justice to...
Justice
Justice [fr. justitia, Lat.], the virtue by which we give to every man what is his due, opposed to injury or wrong. It is either distributive, belonging to magistrates, or commutative, respecting common transactions among men. See JUSTITIA....
justice court
justice court : justice of the peace court ...
Justice in eyre
Justice in eyre, means one of the itinerant judges who, in medieval times, investigated allegations of wrongdoing, tried cases, and levied fines. Also termed justica errante; justiciar in itinere, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 869....
justice of the peace
justice of the peace :a local judicial official who is empowered chiefly to administer oaths, perform marriage ceremonies, certify documents, and in some states may have additional judicial powers (as to issue summonses) ...
Justice of the peace
Justice of the peace, means 'A local judicial officer having jurisdiction over minor criminal offences and minor civil functions (such as administering oaths and performing marriage ceremonies, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 869....
justice of the peace court
justice of the peace court :a local court of limited jurisdiction usu. over minor civil and criminal actions, small claims, and some felony preliminaries which is presided over by a justice of the peace and which usu. follows summary procedure NOTE: Justice of the peace courts were formerly common but now are used or remain active to some extent in only a few states. ...
Justice, High Court of
Justice, High Court of. See HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE....
Justice-seat
Justice-seat, the principal Court of the Forest....