Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The judicial branch of government.
- noun A system of courts of law for the administration of justice.
- noun The judges of these courts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to courts of judicature or legal tribunals; judicial.
- noun That branch of government which is concerned in the trial and determination of controversies between parties and of criminal prosecutions; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges taken collectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial.
- noun That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
court system andjudges consideredcollectively , thejudicial branch ofgovernment .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun persons who administer justice
- noun the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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SuperSkeptic says: neurodoc: You are correct that the judiciary is an independent branch of the government, though it has not always acted as one in national security cases, e.g., the Rosenbergs.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Faisal Shahzad Allegedly Admits to Attempted Times Square Bombing 2010
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You are correct that the judiciary is an independent branch of the government, though it has not always acted as one in national security cases, e.g., the Rosenbergs.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Faisal Shahzad Allegedly Admits to Attempted Times Square Bombing 2010
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These activist judges assume that the judiciary is a super-legislature of moral philosophers.
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As someone pointed out above, the judiciary is a separate branch of government.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Faisal Shahzad Allegedly Admits to Attempted Times Square Bombing 2010
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You are correct that the judiciary is an independent branch of the government, though it has not always acted as one in national security cases, e.g., the Rosenbergs.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Faisal Shahzad Allegedly Admits to Attempted Times Square Bombing 2010
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It really does appear that the judiciary is the only branch left using common sense and following the law …
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His assault on the judiciary is a study in tyranny.
Torturous David 2006
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It really does appear that the judiciary is the only branch left using common sense and following the law†¦
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In the United States the judiciary is the third branch of government.
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Plant corporate-friendly judges in judiciary … check.
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