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law lord

law lord noun: one of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, a group of judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial function.

Noun

law lord (plural law lords)

  1. (historical) One of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, a group of judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial function.
  2. (Scotland) A judge of the Court of Session.

Forms of law lord

plurallaw lords

Questions about law lord

What does law lord mean?
Law lord means one of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, a group of judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial function.
What part of speech is law lord?
Law lord is a noun.
What is the plural of law lord?
The plural of law lord is law lords.

Words near law lord in the dictionary

  1. Law French
  2. law Latin
  3. law leather
  4. law list
  5. law lists
  6. law lord
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  8. law merchant
  9. law of attraction
  10. law of averages
  11. law of conservation of mass

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