JUSTICESHIP
Jus"tice*ship, n.
Defn: The office or dignity of a justice. Holland.
JUSTICIABLE
Jus*ti"ci*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. justitiabilis, F. justiciable.]
Defn: Proper to be examined in a court of justice. Bailey.
JUSTICIAR
Jus*ti"ci*ar, n.
Defn: Same as Justiciary.
JUSTICIARY
Jus*ti"ci*a*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F. justicier. See
Justice.] (Old Eng. Law)
Defn: An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.
Note: The chief justiciary, or justiciar, in early English history, was not only the chief justice of the kingdom, but also ex officio regent in the king's absence. Court of justiciary (Scots Law), the supreme criminal court, having jurisdiction over the whole of Scotland.
JUSTICO; JUSTICOAT Jus"ti*co, Jus"ti*coat`, n. Etym: [F. justaucorps, lit., close to the body.]