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

But in a 1988 ruling, the Law Lords said that the police could not be held liable because the public interest lay in protecting the police from negligence claims.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2015

The Supreme Court, housed at Middlesex Guildhall, was set up in 2009 and replaced the Law Lords.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2011

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From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by William Henry Hurlbert

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