Dictionary

judicature en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /d͡ʒʊˈdɪkət͡ʃə/ (UK)
• /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪˌkeɪt͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪkət͡ʃə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman judicature, Middle French judicature, and their source, post-classical Latin iudicatura (12th century), from the participle stem of classical Latin iūdicāre (“to judge”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
2. (countable, uncountable) The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.
3. (countable, uncountable) Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary.
   • Such an independent judicature was ten time more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country. 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 207:

Forms

Holonyms

officialdom · country

Hypernyms

entity

Meronyms

court · judge

Relateds

legislature · executive · judgedom

Synonyms

judicatory · justiciary · judicature · bench · judiciary · judicial · judicature · judicial branch · judiciary · justiciary · bench · judgeship · judgeship · justiceship

Translations (21)

bg съдилище (court) · tl pagkahukom (position or status of a judge) · fi oikeusalue (jurisdiction of a court) · ka მართლმსაჯულება (administration of justice) · fi tuomarin asema (position or status of a judge) · ota قضا (jurisdiction of a court) · pl judykatura (administration of justice) · pl orzecznictwo (administration of justice) · ka განსჯადობა (jurisdiction of a court) · bg съд (court) · pl jurysprudencja (administration of justice) · pl urząd sędziowski (position or status of a judge) · ka სასამართლო (court) · pl jurysdykcja (jurisdiction of a court) · fi tuomioistuin (court) · ga breithiúnacht (position or status of a judge) · fi tuomiovalta (jurisdiction of a court) · bg съдийство (position or status of a judge) · fi oikeudenkäyttö (administration of justice) · pl sędziowie (court) · es judicatura (court)