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Definitions for judicial
dʒuˈdɪʃ əlju·di·cial

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. judicialadjective

    decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice

    "a judicial decision"

  2. judicialadjective

    belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge

    "judicial robes"

  3. judicial, juridical, juridicadjective

    relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge

    "judicial system"

  4. discriminative, judicialadjective

    expressing careful judgment

    "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett

Wiktionary

  1. judicialnoun

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

  2. judicialadjective

    Of or relating to a court of law, or to the administration of justice.

    Judicial days: days on which courts are open.

  3. Etymology: From iudicialis.

Wikipedia

  1. judicial

    The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.

ChatGPT

  1. judicial

    Judicial is an adjective that relates to a judicial system, judges, their activities, or legal judgment. It typically refers to the interpretation or application of laws by courts, the administration of justice, or anything associated with a judge including decisions, duties, or powers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Judicialadjective

    pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court; as, judicial power; judicial proceedings; a judicial sale

  2. Judicialadjective

    fitted or apt for judging or deciding; as, a judicial mind

  3. Judicialadjective

    belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive. See Executive

  4. Judicialadjective

    judicious

  5. Etymology: [L. judicialis, fr. judicium judgment, fr. judex judge: cf. OF. judicial. See Judge.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Judicial

    jōō-dish′al, adj. pertaining to a judge or court of justice: established by statute.—adv. Judic′ially.—Judicial Committee, an offshoot of the Privy Council, forming a court of appeal; Judicial factor, in Scotland, an administrator appointed by the courts to manage the estate of some one under some imperfection; Judicial separation, the separation of two married persons by order of the Divorce Court. [L. judicialisjudicium.]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'judicial' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3760

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'judicial' in Adjectives Frequency: #510

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of judicial in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of judicial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of judicial in a Sentence

  1. Beau Biden:

    Beau could see, even then, the future was possible for The President proud country. The future of Kosovo has so long been denied. That's why he was so committed to working with the people of Kosovo to make sure that the war crimes were thoroughly investigated and professionally prosecuted, to help Kosovo build a fair judicial system capable of bringing justice and reconciliation to the country.

  2. Sanjay Hegde:

    It is obvious that these appointments lack judicial independence or adequate separation from the executive, and the judges are being appointed for tribunals with indications that they should lean in favor of declaring people foreigners.

  3. Alexis de Tocqueville:

    Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question.

  4. Ingrid Skop:

    Judicial Watch’s action shines light on the FDA’s lack of transparency regarding the dangerous drug mifepristone, after 22 years, and progressively diminished supervision, the American public still has no reassurance regarding the quality of the manufacturing process or the quantity of complications because the FDA does not mandate complication reporting unless it results in a woman’s death.

  5. Patrick Jackson:

    I want to go into law and eventually have a judicial appointment.

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