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ju⋅di⋅cial

[joo-dish-uhl]
–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


ju⋅di⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
ju⋅di⋅cial⋅ness, noun


1, 2. juridical. 2. forensic. 4. See judicious.
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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 2cju·di·cial·ly adverb

Main Entry: un·ju·di·cial
Pronunciation: "&n-ju-'di-sh&l
Function: adjective
: not becoming or suitable to a judge <unjudicial conduct>
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