Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The judicial branch of government.
- n. A system of courts of law for the administration of justice.
- n. The judges of these courts.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to courts of judicature or legal tribunals; judicial.
- n. That branch of government which is concerned in the trial and determination of controversies between parties and of criminal prosecutions; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges taken collectively.
Wiktionary
- n. The court system and judges considered collectively, the judicial branch of government.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial.
- n. That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively
WordNet 3.0
- n. persons who administer justice
- n. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Etymologies
- Probably from Latin iūdiciārius, of the courts, from iūdicium, judgment, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge; see judge. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“These activist judges assume that the judiciary is a super-legislature of moral philosophers.”
“As someone pointed out above, the judiciary is a separate branch of government.”
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“You are correct that the judiciary is an independent branch of the government, though it has not always acted as one in national security cases, e.g., the Rosenbergs.”
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“SuperSkeptic says: neurodoc: You are correct that the judiciary is an independent branch of the government, though it has not always acted as one in national security cases, e.g., the Rosenbergs.”
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“His assault on the judiciary is a study in tyranny.”
“It really does appear that the judiciary is the only branch left using common sense and following the law†¦”
“It really does appear that the judiciary is the only branch left using common sense and following the law …”
“In the United States the judiciary is the third branch of government.”
“Plant corporate-friendly judges in judiciary … check.”
“The judiciary is dangerously becoming an alter ego to popular opinion and political stances rather than maintaining its impartiality.”
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