English-Thai Dictionary
justiciary
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ พิจารณาคดี kiao-kab-kan-pi-ja-ra-na-ka-de
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
JUSTICIARY, JUSTICIAR
n.[L. justiciarius.] An administrator of justice. 1. A chief justice.
2. One that boasts of the justice of his own act. [Not used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
JUSTICIARY
Jus *ti "ci *a *ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F. justicier. See Justice. ] (Old Eng. Law )
Defn: An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.
Note: The chief justiciary, or justiciar, in early English history, was not only the chief justice of the kingdom, but also ex officio regent in the king's absence. Court of justiciary (Scots Law ), the supreme criminal court, having jurisdiction over the whole of Scotland.
New American Oxford Dictionary
justiciary
jus ti ci ar y |ˌjəˈstiSHēˌerē ˌʤəˈstɪʃiˌɛri | ▶noun ( pl. justiciaries ) the administration of justice: [ as modifier ] : justiciary cases. • chiefly Scottish an administrator of justice. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin justitiarius, from Latin justitia, from justus (see just ).
Oxford Dictionary
justiciary
justiciary |dʒʌˈstɪʃ (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. justiciaries ) chiefly Scottish an administrator of justice. • [ mass noun ] the administration of justice: [ as modifier ] : justiciary cases. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin justitiarius, from Latin justitia, from justus (see just ).
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