Justiciary

Quick meaning: Justiciary is a noun meaning (Scotland, countable, chiefly historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.

Meaning

(Scotland, countable, chiefly historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.

More Meanings

1. (originally Scotland, uncountable) The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
2. (Christianity, theology) A believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
3. (Christianity, theology, obsolete) Of or relating to justification or redemption before God.
4. (Christianity, theology, obsolete) Of or relating to the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
5. Judicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships.
6. Of or relating to the High Court of Justiciary.
7. (historical) One who administers justice, particularly:

Word Forms

• justiciaries

Synonyms for justiciary

Depending on context, synonyms include judgeship, judicature, jurisdiction, bench, justiceship, judiciary.

Antonyms for justiciary

Common opposites include antinomian, solifidian.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include justiciar, justiciaryship, judicatory, judicature, justiciarship, judgeship.

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