JP

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for Japan. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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JP JP

abbreviation for justice of the peace

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JP UK US /ˌdʒeɪˈpiː/ noun [C] LAW

► ABBREVIATION for Justice of the Peace: a magistrate (= a judge in some courts of law, often without legal training) who deals with less serious crimes and who, in the US, has the legal right to marry people: »

The report recommends that JPs should be retained because of their value to the community.