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puisne
[ pyoo-nee ]
adjective
- Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.
noun
- an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
puisne
/ ˈpjuːnɪ /
adjective
- (esp of a subordinate judge) of lower rank
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Origin of puisne1
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Example Sentences
After a quarter of a century of successful practice he was appointed 1808 a puisne judge of the Supreme Court.
We must look to quality, and not to weight, for the six puisne judges, as we should call them in the courts.
Puisne, pū′ne, adj. (law) younger or inferior in rank, applied to certain judges in England.
After them came the Ricks-Senators in their order, the puisne first.
Yes, it was the robing and unrobing room of the puisne judges, the magistrates, right enough!
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