1.
[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.