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ju·di·cial
Audio Help / dʒuˈdɪʃ əl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ joo-dish -uh l] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –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
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adj.
Law Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice: the judicial system.
Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice: a judicial decision.
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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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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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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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