justiciary

Speech parts

1. justiciary - Noun

2. justiciary - Adjective

Meaning

An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

justiciar judge judiciary judicial chancellor sergeant county magistrate tribune lordship justice assistant police worship recorder
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Antonyms

illegal mistake injustice against the law unjustness

Hypernyms

judge justice jurisdiction jurist

Phrases with the word

chief justiciary capital justiciary

Examples

In Cameron v HM Advocate, 1971 SLT 333, the High Court of Justiciary said that that Schedule supplemented the existing law and did not seek to restrict the scope of the offence of piracy jure gentium. Source: Internet

The High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court in Scotland. Source: Internet

The court consisted of three judges from the High Court of Justiciary (Scotland's highest criminal court), of whom Tinwald ( Justice Clerk ) was elected preses (presiding member). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

justicialism justiciar justiciarship justiciaryship justicidin justico