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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Example Sentences

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

In June 2006 the Law Lords said that decision had been flawed - prompting the men to appeal to the European Court.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2014

In the discussion on this Bill, a doubt arose as to who were to be regarded as the Royal Family; fortunately, the Law Lords limited it to the descendants of George II.

From The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick by Bradlaugh, Charles