dic-, dict- +

1. Someone who studies and settles conflicts and disputes.
2. A person who presides, judges, and arbitrates during a formal dispute.

The term adjudicator essentially means a "judge", without invoking that legal term.

Punish slowly, do good quickly.

Motto of Henry I (918-936) who forced the dukes of Bavaria and Swabia to recognize his authority. He protected Saxony against the Slavs by building several fortresses and by creating a powerful cavalry which he used to defeat the invading Magyars on the Unstrut River in 933.

He succeeded in annexing the key Carolingian realm of Lorraine to the east Franconian realm. He is regarded as the actual founder of the German Empire.

Otherwise called.

This is the full version of the English, "alias", with the meaning "an assumed name". The Latin word, alias, can be translated as "at another time". The Romans used alias dictus in referring to someone's nickname which was applied without any effort to deceive.

In modern law, the expression may be utilized in much the same way as "also known as" (a.k.a.) is used.

An argument appealing to judgment.

1. A person who avenges is usually a third party acting on behalf of another in the sense of achieving justice; to wreak vengeance, to retaliate, to get even for, to punish: "Sam avenged his mother's injury." "Bill planned to avenge his brother's death by burning the murderer's house down." "The settlers avenged the burning of the fort by destroying an Indian village."
2. Etymology: from Old French avengier, from a-, "to" + vengier, "to take revenge", accusative of vis dicta, literally "announced force"; that is, "announcement of force"; from Latin vindicare, "to claim, to avenge, to punish"; from vim dicare, "to show authority", from vim, accusative of vis, "force" + root of dicere, "to say".

Someone who takes vengeance (punishment that is inflicted in return for a perceived wrong).

Kindliness in speech.

1. To praise, commend; then later, to bless, wish well to.
2. As when expressing a wish: Bless you!

1. A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor.
2. Etymology: from Latin benedictus, "blessed", past participle of benedicere, "to bless"; literally, "to speak well of, to praise".

1. Benedict, a masculine name meaning, "blessed"; literally, "to speak well of, to praise", from bene, "well" and dicere, "to say, to tell".
2. Benedicta, a feminine name meaning, "blessed"; literally, "to speak well of, to praise", from bene, "well" and dicere, "to say, to tell".

1. The utterance of a blessing; solemn invocation of blessedness upon a person; devout expression of a wish for the happiness, prosperity, or success of a person or enterprise.
2. Blessing carried into practical effect, blessedness; kindly favor, grace.

1. Expressing, or giving, a benediction.
2. Referring to, or in the form of, a benediction.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me Thy statutes.

Motto of Bradfield College, U.K.

A blessing or benediction.

From Roman Law, a formal claim for something; therefore, an action against a person originally for a certain sum of money, and later for anything definite and certain other than for money.

The term evolved into being one about obligation, as distinguished from a claim of ownership.