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judiciary

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/
  • General-American: /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: JH UW0 D IH1 SH IY0 EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Judicial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: justiciary, judicatory, judicial, judiciary, juridic, juridical, juridicial

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The collective body of judges, justices, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judicature, justiciary, the judicial branch, bench, judicial, judiciary, judicial branch

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

persons who administer justice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bench

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation

5

noun

Meaning 5

the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judicature, judicatory, judicial system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: system, scheme

Narrower terms: Federal Judiciary

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: judicatura — the collective body of judges, justices, etc.
  • Finnish: tuomarikunta — the collective body of judges, justices, etc.
  • German: Richterschaft — the collective body of judges, justices, etc.
  • Polish: judykatywa — the collective body of judges, justices, etc.
  • Polish: sądownictwo — the collective body of judges, justices, etc.
  • Swedish: rättsväsende — the collective body of judges, justices, etc.
  • Finnish: oikeuslaitos — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • German: Gerichtswesen — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • German: Rechtswesen — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • German: Justizwesen — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • German: Justizsystem — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • German: Justiz — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • Polish: sądownictwo — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • Swedish: rättsväsende — the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
  • Dutch: rechterlijke macht — the judicial branch of government
  • Finnish: oikeuslaitos — the judicial branch of government
  • Georgian: სასამართლო (sasamartlo) — the judicial branch of government
  • Georgian: სასამართლო სისტემა (sasamartlo sisṭema) — the judicial branch of government
  • Georgian: სასამართლო წყობილება (sasamartlo c̣q̇obileba) — the judicial branch of government
  • Georgian: სასამართლო ხელისუფლება (sasamartlo xelisupleba) — the judicial branch of government
  • German: Judikative — the judicial branch of government
  • German: richterliche Gewalt im Staat — the judicial branch of government
  • German: Justiz — the judicial branch of government
  • Hindi: न्यायपालिका (nyāypālikā) — the judicial branch of government
  • Khmer: តុលាការ (to’laakaa) — the judicial branch of government
  • Macedonian: правосу́дство (pravosúdstvo) — the judicial branch of government
  • Macedonian: судство (sudstvo) — the judicial branch of government
  • Malay: badan kehakiman — the judicial branch of government
  • Polish: judykatura — the judicial branch of government
  • Polish: judykatywa — the judicial branch of government
  • Polish: władza sądownicza — the judicial branch of government
  • Russian: суде́бная власть (sudébnaja vlastʹ) — the judicial branch of government
  • Swedish: dömande makt — the judicial branch of government
  • Tamil: நீதித்துறை (nītittuṟai) — the judicial branch of government
  • Ukrainian: судова влада (sudova vlada) — the judicial branch of government
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