| 单词 | judiciary |
| 释义 | judiciary (once / 1521 pages) n The courts and the people who run them — particularly judges — make up the judiciary. Get caught painting graffiti on the courthouse? You just might find yourself facing the judiciary. Another way to say judiciary is "judicial system." It's where you go with a legal dispute, whether you're divorcing someone, suing someone, or accusing someone of a crime. The Latin root is judicium, or "judgment," which is exactly the job of the judiciary: to sit in judgment of people by interpreting the law and then applying it. WORD FAMILYjudiciary: judiciaries+/judicial: judicially, judiciary USAGE EXAMPLESThe problem is exacerbated by how much power is concentrated in the presidency, relative to the legislature or to the judiciary. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I expect the parliament not to vote ... on the agreement before the judiciary rules, so that there won’t be any conflict between them,” he said. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Council’s Judiciary Committee, said the proposal was unworkable and killed it. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government Syn|Hypo|Hyper judicatory, judicature, judicial system Federal Judiciary the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws scheme, system a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole 2n persons who administer justice Syn|Hyper bench administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
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