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Definition of Puisne

Puisne
Puisne Puis"ne (p[=u]"n[y^]), a. [See Puny.] 1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. [Obs.] `` A puisne date to eternity.' --Sir M. Hale. 2. Puny; petty; unskilled. [Obs.] 3. (Law) Younger or inferior in rank; junior; associate; as, a chief justice and three puisne justices of the Court of Common Pleas; the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer. --Blackstone.
Puisne
Puisne Puis"ne, n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank. It were not a work for puisnes and novices. --Bp. Hall.

Meaning of Puisne from wikipedia

- Puisne (/ˈpjuːni/; from Old French puisné, modern puîné, "later born, younger" (and thence, "inferior") from late Latin post-, "after", and natus, "born")...
- Puisne judge and puisne justice (/ˈpjuːni/) are terms for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court. The term comes from a combination...
- Justice of Canada and five puisne justices), the Court was expanded to seven justices by the creation of an additional puisne justice position in 1927,...
- Maistre, Puisne judge from 1774 to 1777 on his death. 3 John Hyde (judge), Puisne judge from 1774 to 1796 on his death. 4 Robert Chambers, Puisne judge from...
-   † Denotes current justices Italics Acting Puisne Justice only ♦ Began as Provisional or Acting Puisne JusticeTenure demoted to de facto List of...
- Puisne judges in Fiji sit on the High Court and the Court of Appeal, but not on the Supreme Court. According to the now-abrogated Chapter 9 of the Fijian...
- tradition, a new chief justice is chosen from among the court's in****bent puisne justices. The chief justice has significant influence in the procedural...
- generally referred to as the Chief Justice of Chester and the Second or Puisne Justice of Chester. Because the Cheshire justices were free to practise...
- Maistre, Puisne judge from 1774 to 1777 on his death. John Hyde (judge), Puisne judge from 1774 to 1796 on his death. Robert Chambers, Puisne judge from...
- This is a list of all the opinions written by Louis LeBel during his tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada....