| 单词 | high court of justiciary |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHigh Court of Justiciary High Court of Justiciary n. the supreme criminal tribunal of Scotland; the court in which this sits. ΚΠ 1720 Criminal Process against Sir A. Anstruther 24 Supposing the Case to fall under the Act of Parliament, the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary would not be founded. 1749 Regulations proposed Sheriff & Stewart Courts N. Brit. 21 By act of adjournal of the high court of justiciary, of date the 21st July 1749, all parties who enter appeals [etc.]. 1830 W. Chambers Bk. Scotl. 123 The High Court of Justiciary, instituted 1672, is the supreme criminal judicatory in Scotland. 1899 Clin. Jrnl. 22 Feb. 300/2 Madeline Smith was put upon her trial before the High Court of Justitiary in Edinburgh, charged with the murder of her quondam lover. 1962 3rd Statist. Acct. Scotl. 82 There is no High Court in the county and all ‘Pleas of the Crown’ must be heard in the High Court of Justiciary in Glasgow or Edinburgh. 1992 D. Pannick Advocates iii. 63 In 1978, the Scottish High Court of Justiciary harshly upheld a fine of £25 imposed on a solicitor advocate. < as lemmas |
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