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[ joo-dish -ee-er-ee, -dish -uh -ree ] SHOW IPA
/ dʒuˈdɪʃ iˌɛr i, -ˈdɪʃ ə ri / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural ju·di·ci·ar·ies. the judicial branch of government.
the system of courts of justice in a country.
judges collectively.
adjective pertaining to the judicial branch or system or to judges.
Origin of judiciary First recorded in 1580–90; originally an adjective, from Latin jūdiciārius “of the law courts,” equivalent to jūdici(um) “judgment” + -ārius adjective suffix; see judge, -ary
OTHER WORDS FROM judiciary ju·di·ci·ar·i·ly, adverb sub·ju·di·ci·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural sub·ju·di·ci·ar·ies.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH judiciary judicial, judiciary , judicious Words nearby judiciary Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, judicial conference, judicial restraint, judicial review, judicial separation, judiciary , judicious, Judith, judo, judogi, judoka
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Example sentences from the Web for judiciary Sixteen have cleared the Judiciary Committee, 13 with unanimous support from members of both parties.
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An argument can be made that, because the judiciary has specific requirements, there is less competition for the posts.
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These are political issues that need to be resolved via the political process, not via the judiciary .
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On the Senate side, Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy is sponsoring companion legislation.
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This is the latest example, he said, of the way the judiciary has been used to expand the repression of public criticism.
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There was no separate executive power to enforce, and no judiciary to interpret the laws.
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He was made chairman of the judiciary committee, the same place held by Judge Levi Woodbury in the convention of 1850.
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Mercer and Dickinson believed that this power should not be exercised by the judiciary .
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Yet the decision in that case had a saving clause, for it was not the unanimous voice of a Democratic judiciary .
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The appeals to the people, therefore, would usually be made by the executive and judiciary departments.
The Federalist Papers | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
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British Dictionary definitions for judiciary / (dʒuːˈdɪʃɪərɪ , -ˈdɪʃərɪ ) /
adjective of or relating to courts of law, judgment, or judges
noun plural -aries the branch of the central authority in a state concerned with the administration of justice Compare executive (def. 2), legislature
the system of courts in a country
the judges collectively; bench
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Words related to judiciary tribunal, court, bench, bar, justices, judicature, assizes