judicial system
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3.9
- noun
- /dʒuˈdɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema judicial
- The National Center for State Courts estimates that judicial systems in more than half the states face budget cutbacks.
- reform the judicial system
- an independent judicial system
- a fair judicial system
It has its own judicial system, its own educational system.
- It has its own judicial system, its own educational system.
- So that that's our prison system today and our judicial system and it needs to change.
- What in your opinion, what do you think could be done to fix the judicial system?
- This is why the judicial system in California really mirrors whatever the hell the governor wants.
- And a big political bone of contention that you could be sent to America to face trial for your crimes in the US judicial system.
- So when you zoom out and look at this, what you see is a judicial system where almost all of the actors are white and none of them are people of color.
- You need a rule of law, a good judicial system, enforcement of contracts.
- Is is how impartial can the judicial system be if they do have labels as well?
- They they've weaponized, you know, the judicial system, DASAGS.
- They, they've weaponized, you know, the judicial system, DASA GS.
- And I, I think that's wrong because my judicial system and my police force think that's wrong.
- Because of course the the judicial system there is amenable to sending all these people.
- So certainly China doesn't have a independent judicial system.
- And so real change begins by acknowledging that also criminal judicial system.
- And it's like, well, but what about the judicial system?
Examples
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Bias in the judicial system.
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The independence of the police and the judicial system in Israel has drastically increased in recent years.
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A mistake which may bring down the judicial system.
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I believe in a strong judicial system.
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Do you want to hear a story about our wonderful judicial system?
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Returning to jury trial is an essential feature of creating public confidence in the judicial system.
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She's working on a book about experiences in the judicial system.
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Hong Kong shall have its own judicial system, as is consistent with the principle of autonomy.
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While a few Lumbees fought their newly designated status by way of the judicial system, they had little success.
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The judicial system ensures that laws are interpreted fairly to provide justice for all citizens.
Synonyms
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6.5
A system of courts and judges that applies the law in a country
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4.2
The part of government that says what laws mean and decides legal cases
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9.9
A system of courts and people who decide legal cases
A group of courts that make legal decisions
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the system of courts and judges responsible for interpreting laws' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'judicial' (relating to courts/judges) with 'system' (an organized set of institutions or procedures). This simple adjective+noun composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'sistema judicial') and follows regular semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Judicial system comes from judge, a person who 'decides', and system, meaning 'parts working together'. Imagine many judges, courts and staff working together to make legal decisions, so that's why it means 'the network of courts and judges' that deal with the law.