adjective
noun
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an officer or administrator of justice; judge
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another word for justiciar
Etymology
Origin of justiciary
From the Medieval Latin word jūsticiārius, dating back to 1470–80. See justice, -ary
Example Sentences
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Having so done, the justiciary dismissed him, but, on pretence he was the council's prisoner, he was sent back to his now more weary prison than ever.
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
Ten years later he was appointed a lord of justiciary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
By June, 1363, moreover he had been appointed to the office of warden and justiciary of the king's forests on this side Trent.
From Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I by Anonymous
He had been a chaplain of King Henry, and having received the education of a lawyer, from 1224-35 he visited various parts of the kingdom as a justiciary.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by Quennell, C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne)
He appears further to have had powers of life and death in virtue of a commission of justiciary granted to him about the same time.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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