Justiciar

or JUSTICIER.

In old English law

A judge or justice. Baker, fol. 118; Cron. Angl. One of several persons learned in the law, who sat in the OMla regis, and formed a kind of court of appeal in cases of difficulty. The chief justi<aar (capitalis justicarius totms Angliae) was a special magistrate, who presided over the whole aula, regis, who was the principal minister of state, the seeond man in the kingdom, and, by virtue of his office, guardian oi the realm in the king's absence.

8 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 37; Si>elman, 330, 831, 332; 2 Hawk. P. 0. 6.

The last who bore this title was Philip Bassist, in the time of Heit III.

JU8TICIARE, or JU8TITIARE (Law Lat. right;

— to compel a person to appear in court. Bracton, fol. 308b; 1 Beeves, Hist. Eng. Law, 125, 173, 174. Hence the writ of justides (q. V.) Justidari, to be justiced;

— to have justice. St. Marlb. c. 1. JUSTICIARII ITINERANTES (Lat.) In English law. Justices who formerly went from county to county to administer justice. They were usually called justices in eyre, to distinguish them from justices residing at Westminster, who were called justicii residenies. Co. Litt. 293. JUSTICIARII RESIDENTES (Lat.) In English law. Justices or judges who usually resided in Westminster. They were so called to distinguish them from justices in eyre. Co. Litt. 293.