de facto justice of the peace
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An officer who has the possession of the office of justice of the peace and performs the duties of such office under color of right, without being actually qualified in law so to act, but is not in fact a mere usurper. 31 Am J Rev edJP§6.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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