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Puisne is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Puisne in a sentence

Puisne meaning

  1. Younger; junior.
  2. Insignificant, petty; ineffectual.
  3. Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior.

Using Puisne

  • The main meaning on this page is: Younger; junior. | Insignificant, petty; ineffectual. | Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior.
  • In the example corpus, puisne often appears in combinations such as: puisne judges, senior puisne.

Context around Puisne

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

senior 2×

Often after:

judges 3× judge 1× justices 1× justice 1×

Sentence patterns with Puisne

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

afridi senior puisne judge justice 1× four senior puisne judges of 1× judge for puisne justices or 1× magistrates and puisne judges 1× or a puisne justice and 1× puisne judges of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

outside legal contexts 1× puisne judges of 1× the letter quoted 1× the minority which 1× this oath must 1× with the reconstitution 1×

Common sentence endings:

and puisne judges 1× canadian senate chamber 1× for chief justices 1× judicial service commission 1× the constitutional bench 1× the supreme court 1×

Words around Puisne

Just before it in the word index:

puiset 2 puis 3 puinahua 2 puigdemont 57 puig 46 pui 16

Just after it in the word index:

puissance 3 puissant 3 puj 3 puja 129 pujan 16 pujar 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Puisne

  • In this selection, "puisne" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, senior, judges, judge and justices stand out and add context to how "puisne" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include afridi senior puisne judge justice and four senior puisne judges of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "puisne" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with puisne

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Outside legal contexts, the formal terms of address are "Judge" (for puisne justices) or "Chief Justice" (for chief justices). (19 words)

Puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the King on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission. (19 words)

With the reconstitution of the Judicial Service Commission, Dr. Singh said that Government has already begun the process to fill critical vacancies in the Judiciary including Justices of Appeal, Magistrates and Puisne Judges. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

The letter quoted the judges as having said, “The four senior puisne Judges of the Supreme Court have brought to light a serious issue regarding the manner of allocation of cases, particularly sensitive cases, to various benches of the Supreme Court. (41 words)

This oath must be administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada or a puisne justice and, though not demanded, this is usually done during a swearing-in ceremony in the Canadian Senate chamber. (37 words)

The minority, which included CJP Afridi, senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, and opposition leaders Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub, argued that the CJP should lead the constitutional bench. (34 words)

Example sentences (6)

The minority, which included CJP Afridi, senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, and opposition leaders Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub, argued that the CJP should lead the constitutional bench.

With the reconstitution of the Judicial Service Commission, Dr. Singh said that Government has already begun the process to fill critical vacancies in the Judiciary including Justices of Appeal, Magistrates and Puisne Judges.

The letter quoted the judges as having said, “The four senior puisne Judges of the Supreme Court have brought to light a serious issue regarding the manner of allocation of cases, particularly sensitive cases, to various benches of the Supreme Court.

Outside legal contexts, the formal terms of address are "Judge" (for puisne justices) or "Chief Justice" (for chief justices).

Puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the King on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission.

This oath must be administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada or a puisne justice and, though not demanded, this is usually done during a swearing-in ceremony in the Canadian Senate chamber.

Common combinations with puisne

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "puisne" in a sentence?
An example: "The minority, which included CJP Afridi, senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, and opposition leaders Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub, argued that the CJP should lead the constitutional bench." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "puisne" from authentic English texts.
What does "puisne" mean?
Puisne means: Younger; junior.
How many example sentences with "puisne" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "puisne", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.