justiciary
noun /dʒʌˈstɪʃəri/
/dʒəˈstɪʃieri/
(plural justiciaries)
- (Scottish English) [countable] a judge or similar officer
- [uncountable] the process by which justice is doneTopics Law and justicec2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin justitiarius, from Latin justitia, from justus, from jus ‘law, right’.