Judicature
/ˈd͡ʒuːdɪˌkeɪt͡ʃɚ/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process. countable, uncountable
- 2 the position of judge wordnet
- 3 The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction. countable, uncountable
- 4 the act of meting out justice according to the law wordnet
- 5 Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary. countable, uncountable
"Such an independent judicature was ten time more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country."
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- 6 the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government wordnet
- 7 an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Such an independent judicature was ten time more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country."
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”).