justiciary vs referee

justiciary

noun
  • A magistrate. 

  • 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 judge or justice. 

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

adj
  • 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. 

  • Of or relating to the High Court of Justiciary. 

referee

noun
  • A person who settles a dispute. 

  • An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published. 

  • An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game. 

  • A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference. 

verb
  • To act as a referee. 

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