Definition for commission of the peace - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	commission of the peace (com¦mis\|sion of the peace) noun British, chiefly historical the Justices of the Peace in a particular jurisdiction considered collectively: all had been admitted to the Glamorgan commission of the peace		More words in this category battery brief casebook cestui que trust character witness corporate disclaimer interfere jeopardy judgement jurisprudence letters of administration non-appearance prosecutor public policy real estate state trial suspensory technicality three strikes Nearby Words commiserate commiseration commish commissaire commissar commissariat commissary commission commission agent commission of the peace commissionaire commissioner commissioner for oaths commissure commit commitment commitment ceremony commitment order committal