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judiciary

[ joo-dish-ee-er-ee, -dish-uh-ree ]

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noun

plural judiciaries.

the judicial branch of government.
the system of courts of justice in a country.
judges collectively.

adjective

pertaining to the judicial branch or system or to judges.

judiciary

/ -ˈdɪʃərɪ; dʒuːˈdɪʃɪərɪ /

adjective

of or relating to courts of law, judgment, or judges

noun

the branch of the central authority in a state concerned with the administration of justice Compare executive legislature
the system of courts in a country
the judges collectively; bench

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Other Word Forms

��·�徱c��·��i·�� adverb
��ܲ�j��·�徱c��·��y adjective noun plural subjudiciaries

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Word History and Origins

Origin of judiciary¹

First recorded in 1580–90; originally an adjective, from Latin ��ū�徱��ܲ� “of the law courts,” equivalent to ��ū�徱��(�ܳ�) “judgment” + -��ܲ� adjective suffix; judge, -ary

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The judiciary should not accept incoherent justifications merely because they originate from the White House.

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Mahama's supporters have backed the move as a long overdue move to clean up the judiciary.

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Ivory Coast's main opposition leader has been removed from the electoral roll by the judiciary which says he is ineligible to run in October's presidential election.

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The content of the petitions has not been made public and she is yet to comment, while Ghana's former attorney general has claimed her suspension is an attempt to undermine the judiciary.

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The dean of the faculty of advocates has criticised Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman for what he described as "reprehensible" comments attacking the judiciary following the Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a woman.

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judicial separation judicious

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