judicial
pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
pertaining to courts of law or to judges; judiciary: judicial functions.
of or relating to a judge; proper to the character of a judge; judgelike: judicial gravity.
inclined to make or give judgments; critical; discriminating: a judicial mind.
decreed, sanctioned, or enforced by a court: a judicial decision.
giving or seeking judgment, as in a dispute or contest; determinative: a judicial duel over lands.
inflicted by God as a judgment or punishment.
Origin of judicial
1synonym study For judicial
Other words for judicial
Other words from judicial
- ju·di·cial·ly, adverb
- ju·di·cial·ness, noun
- non·ju·di·cial, adjective
- non·ju·di·cial·ly, adverb
- sem·i·ju·di·cial, adjective
- sem·i·ju·di·cial·ly, adverb
- sub·ju·di·cial, adjective
- sub·ju·di·cial·ly, adverb
- su·per·ju·di·cial, adjective
- su·per·ju·di·cial·ly, adverb
- un·ju·di·cial, adjective
- un·ju·di·cial·ly, adverb
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How to use judicial in a sentence
It was meant, he said, to localize enforcement of public health orders and create a quicker judicial process than the tools previously available.
Despite Crackdown Announcement, Not Much COVID-19 Enforcement Is Happening | Jesse Marx | February 11, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe competitions involve students learning about the law and the judicial system by playing the roles of attorneys and witnesses.
Sexual Misconduct Allegations Prompt Another Alaska Attorney General to Resign | by Kyle Hopkins/ Anchorage Daily News | January 31, 2021 | ProPublicaIn 2013, when he was Senate majority leader, Reid nuked it for non-Supreme Court judicial nominees in the face of a GOP blockade.
David Wasserman, the House editor of the Cook Political Report, suggested that the time crunch could lead to more judicial intervention in this round of mapmaking.
The Trailer: Seven questions for the new political year | David Weigel | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostHoffman said last year the state’s judiciary submitted a short statement opposing limits to what they perceived to be judicial discretion, but said their silence this year was noteworthy.
Cairo should have listened to Amal Clooney last year when she recommended judicial reforms.
Black people are tense because they are sick and tired of being subjected to what they see as a prejudiced judicial system.
They can be unmade by judicial fiat, but it feels awfully cruel to do so.
Since taking office, Obama has had approximately 280 federal judicial nominees confirmed.
Who Controls the Senate Controls the Courts | Geoffrey R. Stone | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe kindly inform these little jokers with the dubious jokes that they risk judicial proceedings they may not find funny at all.
To Harrison and his wife there was no distinction between the executive and judicial branches of the law.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenThis judicial bent of the child is a curious one and often develops a priggish fondness for setting others morally straight.
Children's Ways | James SullyIn the New Testament a few examples appear in which his utterances are given a quasi-judicial tone.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayWith this object in view, he has been continually paid his salary from the judicial expenses.
A judicial record was made of all of this matter, and authentic papers with the arguments of each party.
British Dictionary definitions for judicial
/ (dʒuːˈdɪʃəl) /
of or relating to the administration of justice
of or relating to judgment in a court of law or to a judge exercising this function
inclined to pass judgment; discriminating
allowed or enforced by a court of law: a decree of judicial separation
having qualities appropriate to a judge
giving or seeking judgment, esp determining or seeking determination of a contested issue
Origin of judicial
1Derived forms of judicial
- judicially, adverb
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