Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lower in rank; junior.
- noun One of lesser rank than another, especially an associate judge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In law, younger or inferior in rank.
- Later.
- Same aspuny, 2.
- noun A junior; an inferior; specifically, in law, a judge of inferior rank.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
- adjective obsolete Puny; petty; unskilled.
- adjective (Law) Younger or inferior in rank; junior; associate
- noun One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective law Inferior in rank. A puisne
justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice.
Etymologies
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Examples
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To him no doubt more than one puisne judge, suffragan bishop, member of parliament, or cabinet minister today owe their careers, and each and every one of their youthful peccadilloes went with Arthur to his grave, which, incidentally, is under a pretty gum tree on the southeast side of the Bulpadock.
The Earth Goddess 2009
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MalawiSupreme Court of Appeal; High Court (chief justice appointed by the president, puisne judges appointed on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission); magistrate's courts
Judicial branch 2008
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Memoir by the Honorable Sir John Peter Grant, Kt. of the reasons which induced him to resign his commission of one of His Majesty's puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature, Bombay by John Peter Grant
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Judge won't inquire into CIA tapes case 2008
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Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Appeal; High Court (chief justice appointed by the president, puisne judges appointed on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission); magistrate's courts
Malawi 2008
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After being a supernumerary for twelve years, M. Popinot would no doubt die a puisne judge of the Court of the Seine.
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After being a supernumerary for twelve years, M. Popinot would no doubt die a puisne judge of the Court of the Seine.
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Madras — her quarrel with Lady Smith, wife of Sir Minos Smith the puisne judge, is still remembered by some at Madras, when the
Vanity Fair 2006
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All who had for five years filled the office of puisne judge.
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Judgments in the field of human rights, in particular by former and serving Zimbabwean chief justices, judges of appeal and puisne judges, were in many instances of international standing.
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Striking magistrates are demanding the judiciary implements better conditions of service and higher salaries as done with puisne and supreme court judges.
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Lady O'Dowd is one of the greatest ladies in the Presidency of Madras--her quarrel with Lady Smith, wife of Sir Minos Smith the puisne judge, is still remembered by some at Madras, when the Colonel's lady snapped her fingers in the Judge's lady's face and said she'd never walk behind ever a beggarly civilian.
- Thackeray, Vanity Fair, ch. 43
November 27, 2008