[joo-di-key-cher, -kuh-choo
r] 
| 1. | the administration of justice, as by judges or courts. |
| 2. | the office, function, or authority of a judge. |
| 3. | the jurisdiction of a judge or court. |
| 4. | a body of judges. |
| 5. | the power of administering justice by legal trial and determination. |
| ju·di·ca·ture (jōō'dĭ-kə-chŏŏr') n.
[Medieval Latin iūdicātūra, from feminine future participle of Latin iūdicāre, to judge; see judge.] |