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Definition of law lord in English: law lordnoun (in the UK) a member of the House of Lords qualified to perform its legal work. Example sentencesExamples - Now we are expected to believe that the cause of open government is being promoted by an unaccountable law lord sitting in judgement on an elected government.
- During last night's debate the former law lord warned: ‘The lord chancellor should be in the cabinet, we get rid of that at our peril.’
- In this searing indictment, he argues that the law lord's findings clearly contradict the evidence he heard.
- The former law lord said ‘one or two’ other judges had said ‘well done’ after he had aired those views.
- But this senior law lord is not one of the usual people.
- I say this not to be pedantic but to lament that even a learned law lord, in an otherwise excellent article, could make the same mistake, when he says.
- A senior law lord was the sole dissenter.
- These are to include, for the senior judiciary, a law lord.
- He was a law lord then, one of the 12 judges in the House of Lords.
- He became a law lord in 1997 and became a member of the House of Lords.
- The leading law lord warning he is considering legal action on the matter.
- But by Tuesday evening the first editions of yesterday's tabloids contained what proved to be a remarkably accurate precis of the former law lord's conclusions.
- One law lord, referring to the police's reassuring uniform, said: ‘If we lose the woolly jumpers, we're leaving court.’
- The warning of growing unrest among judges about their involvement came yesterday from a former law lord.
- There is something deeply disturbing about the fact that the opinion of a law lord can be taken as some kind of holy truth, and used to censure a news organisation in such a way.
- A senior law lord said there was no convincing evidence that legal aid would be available in South Africa.
Synonyms judge, magistrate, her honour, his honour, your honour |