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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. formerly a high judicial officer;
[syn: justiciar, justiciary]

2. the jurisdiction of a justiciar;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Justiciary \Jus*ti"ci*a*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F. justicier. See Justice.] (Old Eng. Law) An old name for the judges of the higher English courts. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Court of justiciary (Scots Law), the supreme criminal court, having jurisdiction over the whole of Scotland. Justico
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

justiciary n 1: formerly a high judicial officer [syn: justiciar, justiciary] 2: the jurisdiction of a justiciar
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

JUSTICIARY, officer. Another name for a judge. In Latin, he was called justiciarius, and in French, justicier. Not used. Bac. Ab. Courts and their Jurisdiction, A.