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justiciary

/dʒʌˈstɪʃ.i.ə.ri/

Traduction: Nom désignant un haut fonctionnaire judiciaire dans un contexte historique, ou la juridiction et les pouvoirs d'un tel fonctionnaire.

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C2formalbritishobsolète/dʒʌˈstɪʃ.i.ə.ri/

A noun referring to a high judicial officer in historical contexts, or the jurisdiction and authority held by such an officer.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un haut fonctionnaire judiciaire dans un contexte historique, ou la juridiction et les pouvoirs d'un tel fonctionnaire.
  1. High judicial officer C2 formal british legal

    A senior judicial officer in medieval Scotland and England, responsible for administering justice and overseeing legal proceedings.

    • The justiciary presided over the royal court with authority.
    • In medieval times, the justiciary was second only to the monarch in legal matters.
    • The role of justiciary evolved into the modern position of Lord Chief Justice.

    🇫🇷Haut officier de justice (Écosse et Angleterre médiévales)

    Synonymes: judgejusticejusticiarmagistrate

  2. Jurisdiction of a justiciar C2 formal british legal

    The territorial or legal authority held by a justiciar, including the power to hear cases and enforce laws.

    • The justiciary extended across several northern counties.
    • Disputes within the justiciary were settled by the justiciar himself.
    • Historical records describe the boundaries of the justiciary in detail.

    🇫🇷Juridiction d'un justicier

  • justiciaries plural form
  • justiciaries' possessive plural form
  • justiciary's possessive singular form