judicature

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
2. (countable, uncountable)The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.
3. (countable, uncountable)Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary.

   “Such an independent judicature was ten time more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country.”