Standard Lemma guide

judicially

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: JH UW0 D IH1 SH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a judicial manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a judicial manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • judicially controlled process

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3

adverb

Meaning 3

as ordered by a court

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h2óyu Proto-Indo-European *h2yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h2yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Latin iūs Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱ-s ~ *diḱ-és Proto-Italic *-diks Latin iūdex Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin iūdicō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin iūdicium Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin iūdiciālisbor. English judicial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English judicially From judicial + -ly.