judiciary
noun /dʒuˈdɪʃəri/
/dʒuˈdɪʃieri/
(usually the judiciary)
[countable + singular or plural verb] (plural judiciaries)
- the judges of a country or a state, when they are considered as a group
- an independent judiciary
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin judiciarius, from judicium ‘judgement’.