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ju⋅di⋅cial

  [joo-dish-uhl]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
2. pertaining to courts of law or to judges; judiciary: judicial functions.
3. of or pertaining to a judge; proper to the character of a judge; judgelike: judicial gravity.
4. inclined to make or give judgments; critical; discriminating: a judicial mind.
5. decreed, sanctioned, or enforced by a court: a judicial decision.
6. giving or seeking judgment, as in a dispute or contest; determinative: a judicial duel over lands.
7. inflicted by God as a judgment or punishment.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L jūdiciālis of the law courts, equiv. to jūdici(um) judgment (see judge, -ium ) + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
ju⋅di⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
ju⋅di⋅cial⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. juridical. 2. forensic. 4. See judicious.
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ju·di·cial   (jōō-dĭsh'əl)   
adj.  

  1. Law

    1. Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice: the judicial system.

    2. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice: a judicial decision.

    3. Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge: in judicial robes.

  2. Characterized by or expressing judgment: the judicial function of a literary critic.

  3. Proceeding from a divine judgment.


[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin iūdiciālis, from iūdicium, judgment, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
ju·di'cial·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

judicial 
c.1380, from L. judicalis "of or belonging to a court of justice," from judicium "judgment, decision," from judicem (see judge).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ju·di·cial
Pronunciation: jü-'di-sh&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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