Law Lords

British  

plural noun

1. (in Britain) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal, although in theory the full House of Lords has this role

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Law Lords

For centuries, the highest court in the land was a committee of twelve peers, the Law Lords, who sat in Parliament and were part of the legislature.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 24, 2019

The panel of 11 justices is the largest ever assembled for a single case since the Law Lords were created in 1876.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2016

The Supreme Court was set up in 2009, replacing the Law Lords.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2011

She was the first woman to be appointed to the Law Lords in 2004.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2011

All had something friendly to say—the two Law Lords, Judge Bowen and Sir Francis Jeune, most sympathetic.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington