- puisne judge
- An associate judge.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
puisne judge
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Puisne judge (Fiji) — Puisne judges in Fiji sit on the High Court and the Court of Appeal, but not on the Supreme Court. According to of the Fijian Constitution, there must be a minimum of ten puisne judges, who are appointed by the President on the nomination of the… … Wikipedia
puisne judge — /ˈpwini dʒʌdʒ/ (say pweenee juj) noun a junior judge of the High Court or the Supreme Court. {Norman French puisné, then born, i.e., junior} …
Puisne — (from Old French puisne , modern puîné , later born, inferior; Lat. postea , afterwards, and natus , born) is a term in law meaning inferior in rank. It is pronounced puny, and the word, so spelled, has become an ordinary adjective meaning weak… … Wikipedia
puisne — is pronounced like puny and is derived from French puis né meaning ‘born afterwards’, hence ‘inferior’. A puisne judge is a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices … Modern English usage
Puisne Justice — A Puisne Justice or Puisne Judge (pronounced puny , and derived from the obsolete French puisné , modern French puîné , junior ) is the title for a regular member of a Court. This is distinguished from the head of the Court who is known as the… … Wikipedia
Judge — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Judge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 judge judge Sgm: N 1 justice justice justiciar justiciary Sgm: N 1 chancellor chancellor Sgm: N 1 justice of assize justice of assize judge of assize Sgm: N 1 recor … English dictionary for students
puisne — adjective Etymology: Anglo French puisné younger more at puny Date: 1688 chiefly British inferior in rank < puisne judge > • puisne noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
puisne — puis•ne [[t]ˈpyu ni[/t]] adj. law Chiefly Brit. junior in rank: a puisne judge[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600; < AF, = OF puis after (< L posteā) +ne born, ptp. of naistre to be born (< L nāscere); cf. puny … From formal English to slang
Puisne — Puis ne, n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank. [1913 Webster] It were not a work for puisnes and novices. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puisne — noun /ˈpju.ni/ inferior in rank. A puisne justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice … Wiktionary
