(in the UK) a member of the House of Lords qualified to perform its legal work.
（英国的）上议院高级法官
Example sentencesExamples
Now we are expected to believe that the cause of open government is being promoted by an unaccountable law lord sitting in judgement on an elected government.
During last night's debate the former law lord warned: ‘The lord chancellor should be in the cabinet, we get rid of that at our peril.’
In this searing indictment, he argues that the law lord's findings clearly contradict the evidence he heard.
The former law lord said ‘one or two’ other judges had said ‘well done’ after he had aired those views.
But this senior law lord is not one of the usual people.
I say this not to be pedantic but to lament that even a learned law lord, in an otherwise excellent article, could make the same mistake, when he says.
A senior law lord was the sole dissenter.
These are to include, for the senior judiciary, a law lord.
He was a law lord then, one of the 12 judges in the House of Lords.
He became a law lord in 1997 and became a member of the House of Lords.
The leading law lord warning he is considering legal action on the matter.
But by Tuesday evening the first editions of yesterday's tabloids contained what proved to be a remarkably accurate precis of the former law lord's conclusions.
One law lord, referring to the police's reassuring uniform, said: ‘If we lose the woolly jumpers, we're leaving court.’
The warning of growing unrest among judges about their involvement came yesterday from a former law lord.
There is something deeply disturbing about the fact that the opinion of a law lord can be taken as some kind of holy truth, and used to censure a news organisation in such a way.
A senior law lord said there was no convincing evidence that legal aid would be available in South Africa.
Synonyms
judge, magistrate, her honour, his honour, your honour