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ju·di·cial branch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. judicial branchnoun

    the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice

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  1. judicial branchnoun

    The branch of government which is concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law.

Wikipedia

  1. judicial branch

    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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of judicial branch in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of judicial branch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of judicial branch in a Sentence

  1. Karen Porter:

    The Office of the State Public Defender is an agency of the judicial branch of Colorado state government [and] the judicial branch of Colorado state government is not subject to the Colorado Open Records Act.

  2. Eric Greitens:

    Mitch McConnell did a great job getting President Trump's judges into the judicial branch. That was a major accomplishment of the Donald Trump administration and Mitch McConnell did a good job helping Mitch McConnell, i do think, though, when you look at the totality of Donald Trump record, Donald Trump's been a disaster for the America First movement.

  3. John Roberts:

    I have great respect for our public officials. After all, they speak for the people and that commands a certain degree of humility from those of us in the judicial branch who do not. We do not speak for the people, but we speak for the Constitution. Our role is very clear. We are to interpret the laws and Constitution of the United States and ensure that the political branches act within them.

  4. Nicole Brown Simpson:

    I wish elected officials would stop talking about this case. Especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch in our function.

  5. John Roberts:

    I will not criticize the political branches, we do that often enough in our opinions. But what I would like to do, briefly, is emphasize how the judicial branch is -- how it must be -- very different.


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