Sekirov Dictionary

justiciary

noun9

  1. (historical) One who administers justice
  2. The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
  3. (historical) A judge or justice.
  4. (historical) A magistrate.
  5. (historical) A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
  6. (historical) A justiciar: a high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
  7. (historical) Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.
  8. (Scotland, historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
  9. A believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.

adjective5

  1. Judicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships.
  2. Of or relating to the High Court of Justiciary.
  3. Of or relating to a circuit court held by one of the judges of the High Court of Justiciary.
  4. (no longer used) Of or relating to justification or redemption before God.
  5. (no longer used) Of or relating to the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
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