Lord Chief Justice
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The then Lord Chief Justice eventually stopped the pursuit of some journalists , saying they were being unjustly treated like criminal conspirators, concluding the law was ancient and difficult.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Hale, a Puritan sympathizer and later Lord Chief Justice of England, sent two women to their doom as “witches” after a trial in 1664.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024
Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett – the most senior judge in England and Wales – disagreed with his two colleagues.
From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023
The two justices hearing the appeal — who include England’s most senior judge, Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett — are not expected to give their ruling for several weeks.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021
Lord Chief Justice Raymond has shown10 how it was that Christian intolerance was gradually broken down.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
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