Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
ju·di·cialPronunciation:
jü-'di-sh&lFunction:
adjectiveEtymology: Latin
judicialis, from
judicium judgment, from
judic- judex judge, from
jus right, law +
dicere to determine, say
1 a : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
b : of, relating to, or being the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction —compare
ADMINISTRATIVE 2,
EXECUTIVE 1,
LEGISLATIVE 2 : created, ordered, or enforced by a court
judicial foreclosure> —compare CONVENTIONAL 1,
LEGAL 2c —
ju·di·cial·ly adverb