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J.A.G.
j’adoube
J-bar
J.C.S.
J-cloth
J effect
j.n.d.
J’Ouvert
J.P.
J particle
J/psi particle
J.S.D.
j-tear
J.W.V.
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J.P.
J.P. (plural J.P.s) or JP (plural JPs)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who has minor judicial duties: somebody appointed to judge minor criminal cases, perform marriages, administer oaths, and refer cases to higher courts.
Full form  justice of the peace
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