Judicature

//ˈd͡ʒuːdɪˌkeɪt͡ʃɚ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the position of judge wordnet
  3. 3
    The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of meting out justice according to the law wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government wordnet
  2. 7
    an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business wordnet

Synonyms

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judiciaryjudiciarycourtjudgeshipjudicatorybench

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"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”).

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