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justiciary

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun justiciary has 2 senses
  1. justiciar, justiciary - formerly a high judicial officer
    --1 is a kind of judge, justice, jurist, magistrate
  2. justiciary - the jurisdiction of a justiciar
    --2 is a kind of
    jurisdiction

Definitions from the Web

Justiciary

Noun (popular usage):

1. A judge or magistrate; an officer who administers justice.

Example Sentence: The justiciary listened carefully to both sides of the case before making a decision.

Noun (local usage):

2. The system or branch of government responsible for the administration of justice.

Example Sentence: The local justiciary faced challenges in handling the increasing number of criminal cases.

Adjective:

1. Pertaining to a judicial or legal system.

Example Sentence: They discussed the justiciary reforms proposed by the government.

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