judicial
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /dʒuˈdɪʃəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃəl
Adjective
judicial (comparative more judicial, superlative most judicial)
- Of or relating to the administration of justice.
- Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.
- 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
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- (Ireland, historical) specified by a civil bill court under the terms of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881
- Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- judicial astrology
- judicial factor
- judicial review
- judicial separation
Translations
of or relating to a court of law
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Noun
judicial (uncountable)
- That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.
Translations
branch of government responsible for administration of justice
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:judicial.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /xudiˈθjal/, [xuðiˈθjal]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /xudiˈsjal/, [xuðiˈsjal]
Derived terms
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