Justiciary

Another name for a judge. In Latin, he was called justiciarius, and in French, justicier. Not used. Bacon, Abr. Courts (A). JUSTICIES (from verb justiciare, do you do justice to). In English Law. A special writ in the nature of a commission, empowering a sheriff to hold plea in his county court of a cause which he could not take jurisdiction of without this writ: e. g. trespass vi et armis for any sum, and all personal actions above forty shillings.

1 Burn, Just. 449.

So called from the Latin word justicies, used in the writ, which runs, "praecipimus tibi quod justicies A B," etc.; we command you to do A B right, etc. Bracton, lib.

4, tr. 6, c. 13; Kitch. 74; Fitzh. N. B. 117; 3 Bla. Com. 3, 6.