judiciary

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judiciary

  • /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/ UK
  • /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

noun judiciaries

  1. The collective body of judges, justices, etc.

    Similar: judicature, justiciary, the judicial branch, bench, judicial, judiciary, judicial branch

  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.

adjective

  1. not comparable Judicial.

    Similar: justiciary, judicatory, judicial, judiciary, juridic, juridical, juridicial

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: judicature, judicatory, bench, judicial system, juridical, judge, magistrate, judicial, jurisprudence, law, jurisdiction, legal, jurisdictional, adjudicative, justice, litigation

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noun the collective body of judges, justices, etc.

DeutschRichterschaft

noun the judicial branch of government

हिन्दीन्यायपालिका nyāypālikā
DeutschJudikative, richterliche Gewalt im Staat, Justiz
Русскийсуде́бная власть sudébnaja vlastʹ

noun the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

DeutschGerichtswesen, Rechtswesen, Justizwesen, Justizsystem, Justiz

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Chicago

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@misc{judiciary_2026,
  title = {judiciary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/judiciary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}