J.P. |
abbreviation of "Justice of the Peace," the lowest level of magistrate in some U. S. states, whose jurisdiction is usu. part of a county and whose duties include administering oaths, performing marriages, and trying minor cases. |
JPEG |
abbreviation of "Joint Photographic Experts Group," used to denote the cross-platform image file format based on this committee's image compression algorithm, or such a file itself, and, shortened to jpg, used as the filename extension for files in this format. |
Jr. |
abbreviation of "Junior," used after a male person's name when he has the same first and last name as his father |
Ju. |
abbreviation of "June," the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
jubbah |
a long outer robe worn by men and women in some Muslim countries. |
jubilant |
having or expressing great joy; exultant. |
jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. [3 definitions] |
jubilee |
a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. [4 definitions] |
Judah |
one of the sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob and the ancestor of one of the ancient Hebrew tribes. |
Judaic |
of or pertaining to Judaism or the Jews. |
Judaism |
the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people, embodied in the Old Testament of the Bible and in the Talmud. [3 definitions] |
Judaize |
to conform to or bring into conformity with Jewish practices, beliefs, customs, or the like. |
Judas |
according to the New Testament, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ in exchange for thirty pieces of silver; Judas Iscariot. [3 definitions] |
Judas tree |
a North American and Eurasian tree with purplish flowers; redbud. |
Jude |
a book of the New Testament. [2 definitions] |
Judeo- |
Jewish. |
judge |
a legally trained public official who is authorized to preside over and decide cases brought before a court; magistrate. [10 definitions] |
judge advocate |
in the military, a staff officer assigned as legal advisor to a commander or as the prosecutor at a court-martial. |
Judges |
a book of the Old Testament that relates the history of the Jews between the death of Joshua and the birth of Samuel. |
judgment |
the act of judging. [5 definitions] |