judiciary
pronunciation
How to pronounce judiciary in British English:
UK [dʒuˈdɪʃəri]
How to pronounce judiciary in American English:
US [dʒuˈdɪʃieri]
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- Noun:
- persons who administer justice
- the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Word Origin
- judiciary (adj.)
- "relating to courts," early 15c., from Latin iudiciarius "of or belonging to a court of justice," from iudicium "judgment," from iudicem (see judge (v.)). The noun meaning "a body of judges, judges collectively" is from 1802 (judicature was used in this sense from 1590s).
Example
- 1. There is an independent and impartial judiciary for civil matters .
- 2. Its vaunted parliament , banks and judiciary hardly exist .
- 3. Vowing to appeal , mr nastase said he was the victim of a politicised judiciary .
- 4. Of those punished , only 5373 cases were handed over to the state judiciary for criminal proceedings , he said .
- 5. The judiciary 's in the spotlight .