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capitalis justiciarius ad placita coram rege tenenda

capitalis justiciarius ad placita coram rege tenenda (kap-i-tay-lis j[schwa]s-tish-ee-air-ee-[schwa]s ad plas-[schwa]-t[schwa] kor-[schwa]m ree-jee t[schwa]-nen-d[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. Chief justice for holding pleas before the king. • This phrase — which dates from the 13th century — referred to the chief justice of the King’s Bench.

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justiciary

justiciary (j[schwa]-stish-ee-er-ee), adj. Of or relating to the administration of justice; pertaining to the law. See HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY . justiciary (j[schwa]-stish-ee-er-ee), n. 1. A justice or judge. 2. Hist. The chief administrator of both government and justice. • From the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 until the reign of Henry III

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