judicial
pronunciation
How to pronounce judicial in British English:
UK [dʒuˈdɪʃl]
How to pronounce judicial in American English:
US [dʒuˈdɪʃl]
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- Adjective:
- decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
- belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge
- relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
- expressing careful judgment
Word Origin
- judicial (adj.)
- late 14c., from Latin iudicalis "of or belonging to a court of justice," from iudicium "judgment, decision," from iudicem (see judge (v.)). Related: Judicially.
Example
- 1. A price must be paid for this judicial detachment .
- 2. He affirmed his intention to defend judicial independence and the exercise of fundamental rights such as expression and assembly .
- 3. The judicial procedure is often complicated and tedious .
- 4. The new national judicial authority draws most fire .
- 5. The suspects are in judicial custody .