What does justiciary mean?
Justiciary means (Scotland, countable, chiefly historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office..
Justiciary
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(Scotland, countable, chiefly historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office..
Definitions by Sense
- (Scotland, countable, chiefly historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
- (originally Scotland, uncountable) The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
- (historical) One who administers justice, particularly:
- (Christianity, theology) A believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
- (Christianity, theology, obsolete) Of or relating to justification or redemption before God.
- (Christianity, theology, obsolete) Of or relating to the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
- Judicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships.
- Of or relating to the High Court of Justiciary.
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Word Forms
- justiciaries
- more justiciary
- most justiciary
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What is a synonym for justiciary?
Common synonyms include judgeship, judicature, jurisdiction, bench.
What is the opposite of justiciary?
Possible antonyms include antinomian, solifidian.
How do you use justiciary in a sentence?
Use justiciary where its definition matches the intended context.
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