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Judicatory

//d͡ʒuˈdɪkəˌtɔɹi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.

    "judicatory tribunals"

  2. 2
    By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical.

    "To judge of the apparances that we receive of subjects, we had need have a judicatorie instrument: to verifie this instrument we should have demonstration; and to approve demonstration, an instrument; thus are we ever turning round."

Noun
  1. 1
    A court or tribunal.

    "Holonym: judiciary"

  2. 2
    the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government wordnet
  3. 3
    The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.

    "However, when They had ſaid all they could againſt Him, and he all for himſself that need to be ſaid, and no ſuch Crime appearing as the Lords, as the Supreme Court of Judicatory, would take upon them to judge him to be worthy of death, they reſorted to their Legislative Power […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin iūdicātōrius.

Etymology 2

From Latin iūdicātōrius.

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