justiciary
adjective
of or relating to the administration of justice.
justiciaries
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pluralof justiciary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The English justiciaries for the southern district of the conquered kingdom were holding an assize, and at this most of the nobles and principal men of that part were present.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Edward by the grace of God, king, &c., to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justiciaries, &c. &c., health.
From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Charles G. Addison
In utter desperation, Bruce's first measure was to defend himself against the English justiciaries, and, rallying his friends, he took possession of the castle of Dumfries, where they were holding their court in a hall.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The king, therefore, with the assistance of his justiciaries, compiled a new body of laws, in order to find a temper between both.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
The high officers and a large proportion of the justiciaries and sheriffs were English, and Edward ruled Scotland from Westminster as he did England.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
