English Dictionary

wand of peace

名詞

スコットランド英語 歴史的 方言 詩語

(law, Scotland, historical) A wand, or staff, carried by the messenger of a court, which he breaks when deforced (that is, hindered from executing process), as a symbol of the deforcement, and protest for remedy of law.

日本語の意味

歴史的なスコットランドの法制度において、法廷の使者が持ち歩く杖であり、手続きの執行が妨げられた際にその行為を示すために折る、法の強制や救済を求める象徴的な道具

When the court messenger was forcibly detained at the city gate, he broke his wand of peace to solemnly record his deforcement and demand the remedy of law.

裁判所の使者が城門で拘束されたとき、彼は携えていた裁判所の使者の杖を折り、妨害の印としてそれを示して法的救済を求めた。

意味（1）

(law, Scotland, historical) A wand, or staff, carried by the messenger of a court, which he breaks when deforced (that is, hindered from executing process), as a symbol of the deforcement, and protest for remedy of law.

DEFORCEMENT being a crime which has a distinct punishment affixed to it, the messenger, it has been argued, when relisted, should break his wand of peace, and protest for remeid of law]]

意味（2）

(poetical, dialectal, archaic or slang, Fiji) The penis.

Thy body upon my wand of peace felt so delectable and made me splurge among the shoals of marlin.

wands of peace （ plural ）