Definition of
judiciary has definitions from the field of law
1
[ noun ] persons who administer justice

Synonyms

bench

Used in print

(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)

In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary .

Related terms

administration government

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[ noun ] (law) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

Synonyms

judicatory judicial_system judicature

Related terms

system federal_judiciary government

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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