Definition of JUGE • Law Dictionary • TheLaw.com

In French law. A judge. Juge de pain. An inferior judicial functionary, appointed to decide summarily controversies of minor importance, especially such as turn mainly />n questions of fact He has also the functions of a police magistrate. Ferriere. Juge d’instruction. See INSTRUCTION.

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