JUSTICIARIES Synonyms

• a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

• someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

• the quality of being just or fair

• the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

• judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

• a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

• a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

• (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

• someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

• an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case

• be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

• evaluate professionally a colleague's work

• formerly a high judicial officer

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

• an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

• determine the result of (a competition)

• form a critical opinion of

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• pronounce judgment on

• put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

• the position of judge

• persons who administer justice

• the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government