Synonyms of justiciary
20 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for justiciary is judicial. Other synonyms of justiciary are judge, judiciary, judgeship, judicature and justice. The opposite of justiciary is antinomian.
Synonyms and similar words for justiciary
nounA judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
- judgeshipThe office or status of a judge.
- judicatureThe office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.
- jurisdiction
- bench figurativelyThe people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
- justiceshipThe office or dignity of a justice.
nounThe judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
- judiciaryThe collective body of judges, justices, etc.
- judicialThat branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.
- judicial branchThe branch of government which is concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law.
nounA judge or justice.
- justicerOne who administers justice, particularly a judge.
- justiciarA high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
- judgeA public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments...
- justiceA title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
- doomsman archaicOne who renders judgement (e.g. a judge, magistrate, or arbiter); an umpire.
- judg obsolete
nounA Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th...
- judiciar
nounA believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
- legalistOne who adheres to legalism, in its various senses.
adjectiveJudicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships.
- judicatoryPertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.
- juridicalPertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence...
- juridicialOf or pertaining to matters of law and justice or the office of a judge.
- juridic rareJuridical.
Opposite of justiciary
nounA believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
- antinomianOne who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
- solifidianA person who believes that faith alone (as opposed to good deeds) brings salvation.
Meaning of justiciary
- noun A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
- noun The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
- noun A judge or justice.
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Questions about synonyms of justiciary
- What is another word for justiciary?
- Justiciary has 20 synonyms on Word.ws, such as judicial, judge, judiciary, judgeship, judicature, justice and justiceship.
- What is the opposite of justiciary?
- The opposite of justiciary is antinomian.
- What does justiciary mean?
- Justiciary means a judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
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