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ju⋅di⋅ca⋅ture

  [joo-di-key-cher, -kuh-choor]
–noun
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.
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Origin:
1520–30; < ML jūdicātūra, equiv. to L jūdic- (see judge ) + -āt(us) -ate 1 + -ūra -ure
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ju·di·ca·ture   (jōō'dĭ-kə-chŏŏr')   
n.  

  1. Administration of justice.

  2. The position, function, or authority of a judge.

  3. The jurisdiction of a law court or judge.

  4. A court or system of courts of law.


[Medieval Latin iūdicātūra, from feminine future participle of Latin iūdicāre, to judge; see judge.]
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