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Court of Justiciary

British  

noun

  1. short for High Court of Justiciary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

We have stated that Andrew Wilson, George Robertson, and William Hall, were condemned by the High Court of Justiciary to die on Wednesday the 14th of April 1736.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by Wilson, John Mackay

More serious cases are dealt with by the Sheriff of each county, and capital charges must be dealt with by the High Court of Justiciary.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

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