Added 10 October 2026
justiciary
noun
In Latin: iūstitiārius Wiktionary
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- A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
- The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
- One who administers justice, particularly:
adjective
- Of or relating to justification or redemption before God.
- Of or relating to the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
- Judicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships.
Origin
From Late Latin justitiaria, justiciaria (“judgeship, judiciarship; court sessions”), justitiarius, and justiciarius (“justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice”), all from Latin iūstitia (“justice”) + -āria (“-ary”). Paralleled in Middle English and Early Modern English by forms from Anglo-Norman justiserie (“judgeship, judiciarship”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French justicerie (“judgeship; tribunal”), from justice + -ery. As a translation of various Continental European offices, via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, etc.
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