Justiciar of Scotia
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The Justiciar of Scotia was a senior royal judicial and administrative officer in medieval Scotland responsible for overseeing law and order in the northern part of the kingdom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Justiciar of Scotland north of the Forth | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative office
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ medieval Scottish office ⓘ royal office ⓘ |
| analogousTo | English Justiciar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedBy | King of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Justiciar of Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justiciar of Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| exerciseOfPower |
administrative authority in the king's name
ⓘ
judicial authority in the king's name ⓘ |
| follows | Scottish common law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | royal justice in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
local royal officials in northern Scotland
ⓘ
sheriffs in Scotia ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
enforcing the king's peace
ⓘ
hearing appeals from lower courts ⓘ implementing royal legislation ⓘ itinerant justice ⓘ overseeing law and order ⓘ overseeing sheriffs in northern Scotland ⓘ presiding over pleas of the Crown ⓘ royal justice administration ⓘ supervision of local courts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
Latin
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil disputes involving the Crown
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | justiciar ⓘ |
| officeType | great officer of state ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish judicial system
ⓘ
Scottish royal administration ⓘ |
| region | Scotia (area north of the Forth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOrBase | peripatetic court ⓘ |
| status | defunct office ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
King of Scots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOffice | centralized Scottish judicial institutions ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Justiciar of Scotland north of the Forth
this entity surface form:
Justiciar of Scotland north of the Forth