HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

Meaning of HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY in English

( also the High Court )

the court in Scotland that deals with the most serious criminal cases (e.g. murder). It also deals with appeals (= reviews of cases) from lower courts.

Compare sheriff court .

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HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY — Usage: usually capitalized H&C&J : the supreme court having jurisdiction over criminal cases in Scotland their trial began in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY — High Court of Jus ‧ ti ‧ cia ‧ ry, the /ˌhaɪ ˌkɔːt əv dʒʌˈstɪʃəri $ -kɔːrt-/ BrE AmE in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY — Высший уголовный суд (Шотландии)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY — Суд юстициария, Высший уголовный суд (в Шотландии)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY — Высший уголовный суд (Шотландии)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
HIGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
COURT — I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest …
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HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COURT — I. ˈkō(ə) r]t, -ȯ(ə)r]t, -ōə]t, -ȯ(ə)]t, usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUSTICIARY — ˌjəˈstishēˌerē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English justiciarie, from Medieval Latin justiciaria, justitiaria, from Latin justitia justice + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUSTICIARY — (n.) An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.
Английский словарь Webster
JUSTICIARY — ( n. ) An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JUSTICIARY — /ju stish"ee er'ee/ , adj., n., pl. justiciaries . adj. 1. of or pertaining to the administration of justice. n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JUSTICIARY — adj. of the administration of justice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JUSTICIARY — n. position or duties of a justiciar, office of a high court judge in medieval England
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COURT — I. ˈkȯrt noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French curt, court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, group, retinue, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JUSTICIARY — noun an old name for the judges of the higher english courts.
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
COURT — noun the session of a judicial assembly. 2. court ·noun any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. 3. court ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
JUSTICIARY — [ dʒʌ'stɪʃ(ə)ri ] ■ noun ( plural justiciaries ) chiefly Scottish 1》 an administrator of justice. 2》 the administration of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COURT — in architecture, an open area surrounded by buildings or walls. There have been such courts from the earliest recorded times …
Britannica English vocabulary
JUSTICIARY — justiciar|y BrE AmE dʒʌ ˈstɪʃ i ər |i -ˈstɪʃ ə r |i AmE \ -i er |i ▷ justiciar|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JUSTICIARY — / dʒʌˈstɪʃəri; NAmE dʒəˈstɪʃieri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. ( ScotE ) [ C ] a judge or similar …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COURT — / kɔːt; NAmE kɔːrt/ noun , verb ■ noun LAW 1. [ C , U ] the place where legal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COURT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JUSTICIARY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) --adj. of the administration of justice. [med.L justitiarius f. L justitia: see JUSTICE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COURT — n. & v. --n. 1 (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JUSTICIARY — n. & adj. n. (pl. -ies) adj. of the administration of justice. [ med.L justitiarius f. L justitia: see JUSTICE …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COURT — n. & v. n. 1 (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JUSTICIARY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) --adj. of the administration of justice. Etymology: med.L justitiarius f. L justitia: see JUSTICE
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
COURT — n. & v. --n. 1. (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as …
Oxford English vocab
COURT — I. NOUN USES /kɔ:(r)t/ ( courts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COURT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a case comes before a judge/court ▪ The case came before the federal courts. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COURT — n. Appomattox Court House Common Pleas Court of Court Margaret Smith court martial European Court of Justice High Commission Court …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COURT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
JUSTICIARY — n. Judge, justice, justiciar.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COURT — I. noun 1 law ADJECTIVE ▪ civil , criminal ▪ She should seek damages through the civil ~s. ▪ The …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — n. 25B6; adjective a high mountain : TALL, lofty, towering, elevated, giant, big; multi-storey, high-rise. a high position in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JUSTICIARY — 1. сущ. 1) судейский чиновник 2) шотл. уголовный суд High Court of Justiciary ≈ верховный уголовный суд Шотландии circuit court …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COURT — Court: Admiralty ~ адмиралтейский суд Admiralty ~ морской суд Court: ~ of Arbitration for Building and Construction Work третейский суд …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COURT — 1. сущ. 1) двор court-yard ≈ внутренний двор (замка, коллежда и т. п.) farm-yard ≈ двор фермы poultry-yard ≈ птичий …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JUSTICIARY — 1. dʒʌʹstıʃ(ə)rı n 1. судейский чиновник 2. уголовный суд ( в Шотландии ) High Court of Justiciary - Высший уголовный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH — 1. haı n 1. высшая точка, максимум to be in /at/ the high - достигнуть высшего уровня /предела, максимума/ an …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COURT — court.ogg _I kɔ:t n 1> суд ( тж. court of justice) Supreme Court - а) Верховный суд; б) Высший суд …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JUSTICIARY — 1. сущ.1) судейский чиновник 2) шотл. уголовный суд High Court of Justiciary — верховный уголовный суд Шотландии circuit court of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
JUSTICIARY — (n) судейский чиновник; уголовный суд; юрисдикция юстициария
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
JUSTICIARY — (a) законный; судебный; судейский
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
JUSTICIARY — 1. [dʒʌʹstıʃ(ə)rı] n 1. судейский чиновник 2. уголовный суд ( в Шотландии ) High Court of Justiciary - Высший уголовный …
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