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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 -al¹

]

—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 Audio Help (jōō-dĭsh'əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

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.
Characterized by or expressing judgment: the judicial function of a literary critic.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
judicial

c.1380, from L. judicalis "of or belonging to a court of justice," from judicium "judgment, decision," from judicem (see judge).

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judicial
adjective
1.	decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"
2.	belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"
3.	relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"
4.	expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett [syn: discriminative]

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judicial [dʒuˈdiʃəl] adjective

of a judge or court of law
Example: judicial powers; He might bring judicial proceedings against you.

Arabic:	قَضائي
Chinese (Simplified):	司法的
Chinese (Traditional):	司法的
Czech:	soudní
Danish:	retslig; rets-
Dutch:	gerechtelijk
Estonian:	kohtulik
Finnish:	juridinen
French:	judiciaire
German:	gerichtlich
Greek:	δικαστικός
Hungarian:	bíró(ság)i
Icelandic:	dómara-, laga-
Indonesian:	judisial
Italian:	giudiziario, giudiziale

Japanese:	司法の
Korean:	재판(관)의, 사법의
Latvian:	tiesas-
Lithuanian:	teismo, teisminis, teisėjų
Norwegian:	dommer-, rettslig, juridisk
Polish:	sądow(nicz)y
Portuguese (Brazil):	judicial
Portuguese (Portugal):	judicial
Romanian:	judiciar
Russian:	судебный
Slovak:	súdny, sudcovský
Slovenian:	soden
Spanish:	judicial
Swedish:	rättsligt, juridiskt
Turkish:	adlî, hukukî

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Judicial

Judge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Judged; p. pr. & vb. n. Judging.] [OE. jugen, OF. jugier, F. juger, L. judicare, fr. judex judge; jus law or right + dicare to proclaim, pronounce, akin to dicere to say. See Just, a., and Diction, and cf. Judicial.]

1. To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence.

The Lord judge between thee and me. --Gen. xvi. 5.

Father, who art judge Of all things made, and judgest only right! --Milton.

2. To assume the right to pass judgment on another; to sit in judgment or commendation; to criticise or pass adverse judgment upon others. See Judge, v. t., 3.

Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all. --Shak.

3. To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood; to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an opinion about.

Judge not according to the appearance. --John vii. 24.

She is wise if I can judge of her. --Shak.

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