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单词 justice general
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Justice Generaln.

Brit. /ˌdʒʌstɪs ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /ˌdʒʌstɪs ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌdʒəstəs ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/
Inflections: Plural Justices General.
Forms: see justice n. and general adj. and n. Also with lower-case initial(s).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: justice n., general adj.
Etymology: < justice n. + general adj. Compare attorney general n. and later Lord Justice General n.
Scots Law (now historical).
Originally: a supreme judge in a particular division of the realm, a justiciar (see justiciar n. 1a). Later: the (nominal) president of the Court of Justiciary (from the 17th cent. more officially Lord Justice General n.).
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > in Scotland
sheriff principal1446
Justice General1487
Senator of the College of Justice1540
commissary1567
justiciarc1575
Lord Justice General1586
sessioner1597
Justice Clerk1672
Lord Probationer1711
Lord Ordinary1722
sheriff depute1815
sheriff1816
1487 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1487/10/6 That ane or twa justicez generale be..made on the southside the watter of Forth' and ane or twa on the northeside.
1514 in R. K. Hannay Acts Lords of Council Public Affairs (1932) 16 In that cais the Justice generale of the realme have power apon thar persouns and nocht the scherefis.
c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 565 It is statute and ordanit, that the Justice general sall have..for ilk day of the air, five pundis.
1610 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1887) 1st Ser. VIII. 614 The Justice generall, when he sittis in his criminall courte and seate of judgement, sall weare a reid scarlatt gowne.
1672 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1820) VIII. 87/2 That five of the Lords of Session be joyned to the Justice-Generall and Justice-Clerk, and all of them invested with..equall..jurisdiction in all criminall causes.
1737 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 33) ii. ii. iv. 376 Lord Justice-Clerk..he is the Second Person in the Justice-Court, being next to the Justice-General; but now he is one of the Officers of State, though the Justice-General be none.
1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 3 The Justice-court had then for its Members, the Justice-General, the Justice-Clerk, the Justice-Deputes, the Clerk-Depute, the Dempster, the Officers and Macers.
1804 M. Laing Hist. Scotl. (ed. 2) IV. viii. 136 Perth, the justice general,..endeavoured repeatedly to prompt and to direct the evidence.
1869 W. P. Breed Jenny Geddes xxi. 439 This unscrupulous conniver..got appointed as assessors to the justice-general several of the personal foes of the accused.
1920 H. J. Lee Hist. Campbell Family ix. 150 The two badges are borne for Hereditary Great Master of the King's Household in Scotland, and Justice General of Argyllshire.
2007 M. McCarty Highlander Unmasked 84 The only men missing were Lord Chancellor Seton and the justice general.

Derivatives

Justice ˈGeneralship n. the position or office of Justice General.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > in Scotland > office of
commissariat1564
Justice Generalship1761
1761 J. Lauder Decisions Lords of Council & Session 1678–1712 II. 524 The Duke of Argyl gave in a petition to the Lords craving their certificate on his right of Justice-Generalship.
1804 G. Rose Diaries (1860) II. 175 The Justice-Generalship of Scotland.
2003 K. M. Brown Bloodfeud in Scotl., 1573–1625 ix. 257 In the central criminal court the justice generalship was also hereditary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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