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chief justice

[ cheef juhs-tis ]

noun

  1. Law. the presiding judge of a court having several members.
  2. (initial capital letters) Official_title Chief Justice of the United States. the presiding judge of the U.S. Supreme Court.


chief justice

noun

  1. (in any of several Commonwealth countries) the judge presiding over a supreme court
  2. (in the US) the presiding judge of a court composed of a number of members
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • chief justiceship, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • chief jus·tice·ship noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chief justice1

First recorded in 1685–95
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Example Sentences

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So with recent lower court decisions and a rebuke by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, it appears that some attempt to cure the country of this caustic virus is underway.

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The White House's saber-rattling against the American judiciary, a body conceived to hold government officials and elected politicians in check, prompted a rare rebuke from Supreme Court chief justice John G. Roberts.

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The chief justice of the US Supreme Court has released a rare statement in response to President Donald Trump's call to impeach a judge who ruled against his administration over migrant deportations.

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Electronic surveillance as part of full investigations concerning national security typically falls under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court, which consists of seven rotating federal judges picked by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.

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Similarly, the federal judiciary demonstrated its crucial role when it decided a dispute over the 1994 election for the Alabama Supreme Court’s position of chief justice.

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