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nounThe senior presiding justice of a court.
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Chinese Mandarin 首席法官, 大法官
- 首席法官 (shǒuxí fǎguān)senior justice
- 大法官 (dàfǎguān)senior justice
Finnish oikeuden puheenjohtaja
- oikeuden puheenjohtajasenior justice
French juge en chef
- juge en chefsenior justice
Hindi मुख्य न्यायाधीश
- मुख्य न्यायाधीश (mukhya nyāyādhīś)senior justice
Irish príomh-bhreitheamh
- príomh-bhreitheamhsenior justice
Malay ketua hakim
- ketua hakimsenior justice
Māori kaiwhakawā tumuaki
- kaiwhakawā tumuakisenior justice
Tagalog punong mahistrado
- punong mahistradosenior justice
Tamil தலைமை நீதிபதி
- தலைமை நீதிபதி (talaimai nītipati)senior justice
Urdu منصفِ اعظم
- منصفِ اعظمsenior justice
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chief justice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20justice
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“chief justice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20justice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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