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judicial

judicial

193 6.1
Relating to courts and judges who deal with the law
  • adjective
  • /dʒuˈdɪʃəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : judicial
  • "The feeling is that the British judicial system is now on trial.
  • judicial review
  • judicial system
  • legislative and judicial

And it's something that the court could take judicial notice of?

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Examples

  • But this is not the position that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts wanted.

  • She's working on a book about experiences in the judicial system.

  • And it's something that the court could take judicial notice of?

  • But I do believe in the judicial process.

  • A mistake which may bring down the judicial system.

  • This will have huge implications for the entire judicial process.

  • The independence of the police and the judicial system in Israel has drastically increased in recent years.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The Courts and Tribunal Service will be reformed to increase efficiency, transparency and judicial diversity.

  • "They're breathing new life into the principle of judicial protection of states' rights," Choper says.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The judicial system aims to ensure fair trials and uphold the law.

Synonyms

juridical
vsjudicial
  • Formal
2 8.7

About the law, court cases, or how courts make decisions

focuses on courts and judges and their official role
adjudicatory
vsjudicial
  • Formal
1 9.9

Relating to a formal decision or hearing about a legal dispute

refers more to courts and judges as institutions than to decision process
juridic
vsjudicial
  • Formal
9.4

Relating to law, courts, and legal rules

applies especially to courts and judges rather than entire legal systems
juristic
vsjudicial
  • Formal
9.8

About law and people's rights and duties

is concerned with courts, judges, and administration rather than legal theory
jural
vsjudicial
  • Formal
9.9

Relating to law and the legal rights and duties of people

centers more on courts and judges than on abstract rights

Compounds

The courts and judges who use laws to make fair decisions about cases

7 6.9

A court's power to decide if laws or government actions follow the constitution

7 4.2

The part of government that says what laws mean and decides legal cases

6 7.8

Judges make decisions based on social or political views instead of only the law

3 6.3

A court process to decide people's rights and duties

2 5.7

A ruling by a court about a legal case

A court order that lets married people live apart but stay married

judicial writ
  • Formal
1 8.2

A document from a court that orders someone to do or stop something

1 8.2

A rule made by courts to guide their decisions

judicial sale
  • Formal
7.7

A sale of property that a court orders to pay a debt

judicial torture
  • Offensive
9.9

Harmful actions by government officials to force a person to confess in a court case

8.8

A statement by a party or their lawyer in court that judges accept as true and use as proof

7.4

A basic rule judges use when they make decisions in court

How Judicial

judicial
  • Formal
193 6.1
adjudicative
  • Formal
1 8.9
administrative
180 4.6
nonjudicial
  • Specialized
1 6.9

Surface Forms

judicial positive

Morphology

judicial = judge (semi-transparent) = judic + ial

Meaning relates directly to 'judge' but the Latin-derived stem and spelling change (judge → judic‑ + -ial) can obscure the link for learners.

Etymology

The word judicial comes from an old Latin word for 'judge' and shares the same root as the common words judge and justice. So, judicial means 'relating to courts and judges'.