Meanings
nounjudicial officer (plural judicial officers)
plural judicial officers
- lawA public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Synonyms: huissier de justice
- lawA huissier de justice, a process server and officer of the court in several European countries.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
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Origin
- Frenchhuissier de justice“court usher”
- Englishjudicial officer
As a European official, a calque of French huissier de justice (“court usher”) employing officer because of usher's lack of legal associations in English.
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judicial officer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judicial%20officer
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