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ju⋅di⋅ci⋅ar⋅y

  [joo-dish-ee-er-ee, -dish-uh-ree] noun, plural -ar⋅ies, adjective
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–noun
1. the judicial branch of government.
2. the system of courts of justice in a country.
3. judges collectively.
–adjective
4. pertaining to the judicial branch or system or to judges.
Origin:
1580–90; orig. adj. < L jūdiciārius of the law courts, equiv. to jūdici(um) judgment (see judge ) + -ārius -ary

Related forms:
ju⋅di⋅ci⋅ar⋅i⋅ly, adverb
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ju·di·ci·ar·y   (jōō-dĭsh'ē-ěr'ē, -dĭsh'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. ju·di·ci·ar·ies

  1. The judicial branch of government.

    1. A system of courts of law for the administration of justice.

    2. The judges of these courts.


[Probably from Latin iūdiciārius, of the courts, from iūdicium, judgment, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge; see judge.]
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Word Origin & History

judiciary  (adj.)
1611, from L. judiciarius "of or belonging to a court of justice," from judicium "judgment," from judicem (see judge). The noun meaning "a body of judges, judges collectively" is from 1802.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ju·di·cia·ry
Pronunciation: ju-'di-shE-"er-E, -'di-sh&-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
1 a : a system of courts of law b : the judges of these courts
2 : a branch of government in which judicial power is vested —compare EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATURE —judiciary adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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