justiciary

Meanings

Noun

• A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
• The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
• One who administers justice, particularly:
• A believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.

Adjective

• Of or relating to justification or redemption before God.
• 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.
• Of or relating to a circuit court held by one of the judges of the High Court of Justiciary.

Related

Similar words

• See judgeship
• See judiciary
• justicer, justiciar
• See judge
• See judiciar
• See legalist
• See judicial

Origin

• From Late Latin justitiaria, justiciaria, justitiarius, and justiciarius, all from Latin iustitia ("justice") + -aria. Paralleled in Middle English and Early Modern English by forms from Anglo-Norman justiserie ("judgeship, judiciar-ship"), 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.