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justiciary Definition

jus·ti·ci·ary (-er′ē)

noun pl. -·ar′·ies

  1. the chief political and judicial officer under the Norman and early Plantagenet kings
  2. Archaic one who administers justice, as a judge
  3. the jurisdiction of a justiciary

Etymology: ME < ML justitiarius < L justitia: see justice

adjective

relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge

justiciary Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • court: For capital offenses, the first justiciary court opened in Dumfries in 1662.