judiciary
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 9
/ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/
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/ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/ · /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/
Definition of judiciary
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
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noun
- The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
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The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
“Compared with most Latin American courts, on paper the Argentine judiciary is among the most insulated high courts in the region.”
“Ruling in the immunity case, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to serenely arrogate to the Court an immense power to determine whether the president might ever face criminal consequence without worrying whether the emboldening of a rampaging executive might at some point place the authority of the judiciary in danger.”
adj
- (not-comparable)Judicial.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.
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