adjective
noun
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an officer or administrator of justice; judge
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another word for justiciar
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Etymology
Origin of justiciary
From the Medieval Latin word jūsticiārius, dating back to 1470–80. See justice, -ary
Example Sentences
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His case is being dealt with in the High Court of Justiciary, where judges can impose a life sentence and an unlimited fine - and people convicted of embezzling more than £100,000 are usually jailed.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Lord Bracadale was appointed to the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary in 2003, and to the Inner House in 2013.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025
Kavanaugh said the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland denied their appeal and determined there is no bar to their extradition.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022
It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Stevenson, Robert Louis
On Saturday, the 12th of April 1567, a Justiciary Court was held in the tolbooth of Edinburgh, for the trial of the Earl of Bothwell.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
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