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ju⋅di⋅ca⋅to⋅ry

  [joo-di-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] adjective, noun, plural -to⋅ries.
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
–noun
2. a court of law and justice; tribunal; judiciary.
3. the administration of justice.
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Origin:
1565–75; (n.) < ML jūdicātōrium law court, equiv. to jūdicā(re) to judge + -tōrium -tory 2 ; (adj.) < LL jūdicātōrius, equiv. to jūdicā(re) + -tōrius -tory 1
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ju·di·ca·to·ry   (jōō'dĭ-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
n.   pl. ju·di·ca·to·ries
A law court or system of law courts; a judiciary.
adj.  Of or relating to the administration of justice.

[Late Latin iūdicātōrium, from neuter of iūdicātōrius, judicial, from Latin iūdicāre, to judge; see judge.]
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Word Origin & History

judicatory 
c.1575, from L.L. judicatorius "judicial," from L. judicatus, pp. of judicare "to judge;" related to judicem (see judge).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ju·di·ca·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'jü-di-k&-"tOr-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Medieval Latin judicatorium court of law, from judicare to judge
1 : a court of justice or legal tribunal
2 : a governing body of a religious organization —judicatory adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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