Police Justice
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A magistrate having criminal jurisdiction of minor offenses similar to that of a justice of the peace, but charged exclusively with the duties incident to the common-law office of the conservator of the peace. The prefix "police" serves merely to distinguish them from
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A magistrate charged exclusively with the duties incident to the common-law office of a conservator or justice of the peace ; the prefix "police" serving merely to distinguish them from justices having also civil jurisdiction. Wenzler v. People, 58 N. Y. 530.
Defined under Police in Black's Law Dictionary.