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judiciary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Judicial.

Deriveds

judiciary astrology · judiciarily

Synonyms

judiciary · judicial · juridical · justiciary · judicatory · justiciary · juridic · juridicial

judiciary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Meanings

  1. The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
  2. The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
    • Compared with most Latin American courts, on paper the Argentine judiciary is among the most insulated high courts in the region. 2004, Gretchen Helmke, Courts under Constraints: Judges, Generals, and Presidents in Argentina:
    • Ruling in the immunity case, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to serenely arrogate to the Court an immense power to determine whether the president might ever face criminal consequence without worrying whether the emboldening of a rampaging executive might at some point place the authority of the judiciary in danger. 2025 April 9, Quinta Jurecic, “What, Exactly, Is the Supreme Court Thinking?”, in The Atlantic:

Forms

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judiciaries Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

antijudiciary

Relateds

adjudicatory · judicator · judge · adjudication · judicatory · judicial

Synonyms

judicial branch · justiciary · judiciary · justiciary · the judicial branch · judicial · judicature · judicature · bench

Translations (35)

mk правосу́дство (the judicial branch of government) · mk судство (the judicial branch of government) · de Judikative (the judicial branch of government) · pl sądownictwo (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · fi oikeuslaitos (the judicial branch of government) · de Justiz (the judicial branch of government) · pl judykatura (the judicial branch of government) · ka სასამართლო სისტემა (the judicial branch of government) · fi tuomarikunta (the collective body of judges, justices, etc.) · uk судова влада (the judicial branch of government) · ka სასამართლო წყობილება (the judicial branch of government) · de Justiz (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · de Justizwesen (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · ca judicatura (the collective body of judges, justices, etc.) · ta நீதித்துறை (the judicial branch of government) · pl władza sądownicza (the judicial branch of government) · fi oikeuslaitos (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · de richterliche Gewalt im Staat (the judicial branch of government) · km តុលាការ (the judicial branch of government) · nl rechterlijke macht (the judicial branch of government) · pl judykatywa (the judicial branch of government) · pl sądownictwo (the collective body of judges, justices, etc.) · ru суде́бная власть (the judicial branch of government) · de Gerichtswesen (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · ms badan kehakiman (the judicial branch of government) · hi न्यायपालिका (the judicial branch of government) · sv dömande makt (the judicial branch of government) · sv rättsväsende (the collective body of judges, justices, etc.) · sv rättsväsende (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · ka სასამართლო ხელისუფლება (the judicial branch of government) · de Rechtswesen (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · pl judykatywa (the collective body of judges, justices, etc.) · de Richterschaft (the collective body of judges, justices, etc.) · de Justizsystem (the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.) · ka სასამართლო (the judicial branch of government)

wikidata: Q105985