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puisne

[pyoo-nee]

puis·ne

[pyoo-nee]
adjective
1.
Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.
noun
2.
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.

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the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority
the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person; the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on

Origin:
1590–1600; < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French puis after (< Latin posteā) + ne born, past participle of naistre to be born (< Latin nāscere); compare puny
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puisne (ˈpjuːnɪ)
 
adj
(esp of a subordinate judge) of lower rank
 
[C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French puisné born later, from puis at a later date, from Latin posteā afterwards + born, from naistre to be born, from Latin nascī]

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