单词 | justice general |
释义 | Justice Generaln. 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.). ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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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