justiciary vs legal

justiciary

adj
  • Of or relating to the High Court of Justiciary. 

  • Judicial: of or relating to the administration of justice, judges, or judgeships. 

  • Of or relating to a circuit court held by one of the judges of the High Court of Justiciary. 

noun
  • The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc. 

  • A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office. 

  • Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe. 

  • A believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God. 

  • A justiciar: a high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland. 

  • A magistrate. 

  • A judge or justice. 

  • A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries. 

legal

adj
  • Relating to the law or to lawyers. 

  • Having its basis in the law. 

  • Being allowed or prescribed by law. 

  • Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age. 

  • Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language. 

  • (of paper or document layouts) Measuring 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm) (also legal-size). 

noun
  • Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm). 

  • The legal department of a company. 

  • Somebody who immigrated lawfully. 

  • A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc. 

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