Capitalis Justiciarius
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The chief justiciary; the principal minister of state, and guardian of the realm in the king's absence. This office originated under William the Conqueror, but its power was greatly diminished by Magna Charta, and finally distributed among several courts by Edward I. Spelman; 8 Bl. Comm. 38. CAPITALIS JUSTICIARIUS AD PLACIta coram rege tenenda. Chief justice for holding pleas before the king. The title or the chief justice of the king's bench, first assumed in the latter part of the reign of Henry III. 2 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 91, 285. CAPITALIS JUSTICIARIUS BANCI (or de banco). Chief justice of the brench. The title of the chief justice of the (now) court of common pleas, first mentioned in the first year of Edward I. 2 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 48. Crabb, Hist. Eng. Law, 146. CAPITALIS JUSTICIARIUS TOTIUS ANgliae. Chief justice of all England. The title of the presiding justice in the court of aula regis. 3 Bl. Comm. 38; 1 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 48.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The chief justiciary; the principal minister of state, and guardian of the realm in the king’s absence. This office originated under William the Conqueror; but its power was greatly diminished by Magna Charta, and finally distributed aniong several courts by Edward L Spelman; 3 Bl. Comm. 38. CAPITATLIS JUSTICIARIUS AL