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Justice of the peace
A judicial officer of inferior rank, who presides in acourt of statutorily limited civil jurisdiction and who is also a conservatorof the peace with limited jurisdiction in criminal proceedings, prosecutions,and commitment of offenders, as fixed by statute.
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