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judicial.

Of or relating to the administration of justice.

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Meaning & usage

adj/d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/

  1. Of or relating to the administration of justice.

  2. Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.

  3. specified by a civil bill court under the terms of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881

    Ireland · historical
    judicial rent, judicial lease

  4. Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.

  5. Of or relating to sound judgment; judicious (but see Usage notes).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Latin iūs Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Latin iūdex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin iūdicō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin iūdicium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin iūdiciālisbor. English judicial Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

noun/d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/

  1. That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Latin iūs Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Latin iūdex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin iūdicō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin iūdicium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin iūdiciālisbor. English judicial Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

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