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Judiciary

Ju-dĭ'ci-a-ry, a.

adjective

(ju-dĭsh'ĭ-ēr'y, 44, 95), a. [Lat. judiciarius, from judicium, judgment; Fr. judiciaire, Pr. juditiari, Sp. & Pg. judiciario, It. giudiciario.]

Passing judgment or sentence. Boyle.
Pertaining to the courts of judicature, or legal tribunals.

Ju-dĭ'ci-a-ry, n.

noun

n. [L. Lat. judiciaria, Fr. judiciaire, It. giudiciaria.] That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a government; the judges taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary is the firmest bulwark of freedom. ☞ Rarely used in England, but common in the U. S.