justiciary vs sheriff

justiciary

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

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

  • 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. 

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. 

sheriff

noun
  • A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom. 

  • A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected. 

  • (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties. 

verb
  • To carry out the duties of a sheriff 

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