justiciary
Judicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeshipsJudicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships.
Meaning
5 sensesJudicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships.
Of or relating to the High Court of Justiciary.
Of or relating to a circuit court held by one of the judges of the High Court of Justiciary.
(obsolete)Of or relating to justification or redemption before God.
(obsolete)Of or relating to the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
Origin
From Late Latin justitiaria, justiciaria (“judgeship, judiciarship; court sessions”), justFrom Late Latin justitiaria, justiciaria (“judgeship, judiciarship; court sessions”), justitiarius, and justiciarius (“justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice”), all from Latin iūstitia (“justice”) + -āria (“-ary”). Paralleled in Middle English and Early Modern English by forms from Anglo-Norman justiserie (“judgeship, judiciarship”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French justicerie (“judgeship; tribunal”), from justice + -ery. As a translation of various Continental European offices, via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, etc.
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Forms
more justiciary, most justiciary| Comparative | more justiciary Lesson |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
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