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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. Sean Moulton:

    I think it’s a mistake to treat the judicial branch differently when it comes to these disclosures, they are stewards of public funds and owe some accountability for how they use these funds.

  2. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto:

    Evidently, there's a whole process we have to go through that involves the judicial branch of our country, but the directive that the Attorney General's Office has been given is to work and speed up this work to make this extradition of this highly dangerous criminal happen as soon as possible.

  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. Chuck Grassley:

    I would hope though that we'd see it as two separate things. One, there's a legitimacy to move judges and it's something we ought to do to make the judicial branch productive, so, I would disagree with him on how he's doing it, but I wouldn't disagree with his objective.

  5. Paul Newton:

    The Republican-led legislature has made incredible strides to increase confidence in elections, and Democrats continue to use the judicial branch to thwart the will of the majority of North Carolinians. We will appeal this case.


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