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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or court system ) is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state . The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes . In some nations, under doctrines ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. judiciarius, fr. judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See Judicial .] Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. --Bp. Burnet.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE federal ▪ The federal judiciary in the United States is nominated by the President and appointed with the consent of the Senate. ▪ Diversify the mostly white federal judiciary . independent ▪ The Constitution provided ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The court system and judges considered collectively, the judicial branch of government.

Usage examples of judiciary.

There must be three parts to government--executive, legislative, and judicial--and to achieve balance it was essential that it be a strong executive, a bicameral legislature, and an independent judiciary.

I have torn up my first complaint and have written a second in Latin, which an advocate of Bilin has translated for me and which I have deposited at the office of the judiciary at Dux.

The General Government of the Union is composed of three departments, of which the Congress is the legislative branch, and which is checked by the revisory power of the judiciary, and the veto power of the Executive, and, above all, is expressly limited in legislation to powers expressly delegated by the States.

Washington that John Doar had been selected by the House Judiciary Committee to head up the impeachment inquiry to investigate President Nixon.

I told him no, they were sovereign in making laws only, the executive was sovereign in executing them, and the judiciary in construing them where they related to their department.

After two months on the Nixon Impeachment Trail, my nerves were worn raw from the constant haggling and frustrated hostility of all those useless, early morning White House press briefings and long, sweaty afternoons pacing aimlessly around the corridors of the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill, waiting for crumbs of wisdom from any two or three of those 38 luckless congressmen on the House Judiciary Committee hearing evidence on the possible impeachment of Richard Nixon.

In their view the act as interpreted violated the principle of the separation of powers, impaired the independence of the judiciary, and merged the executive and judicial department.

Several of the Free Soilers, among which I was included, were unwilling to have the matter tried again without a distinct assurance that there should be no meddling with the judiciary.

Several of the cops greeted Vann as he shepherded Grace across the crowded street to a corner cafe called Barista, which was next to the entrance to the Judiciary Square Metro station.

Closer, however, to our purpose is the leadership taken by the new federal judiciary in asserting the availability against predatory state legislation of extra-constitutional principles sounding in Natural Law.

Objection 1: It would seem that judiciary power is not to be specially attributed to Christ.

Therefore judiciary power ought not to be attributed specially to Christ.

Consequently, judiciary power ought rather to be attributed to the Father than to Christ.

Therefore judiciary power ought to be attributed to the Holy Ghost rather than to Christ.

Now because the Son is Wisdom begotten, and Truth proceeding from the Father, and His perfect Image, consequently, judiciary power is properly attributed to the Son of God.