justiciary

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#1·8h ago

(historical) One who administers justice, particularly.

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#2·8h ago

(Scotland, countable, chiefly, _, historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.

Origin: From , ship]]; court sessions, justitiarius, and justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice, all from + -ary. Paralleled in Middle English and Early Modern English by forms from , from and , from justice + -ery. As a translation of various Continental European offices, via , , etc. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·8h ago

(originally, _, Scotland, uncountable) The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.

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