judicatory
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːdɪkətɔri/
- Formal
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sistema judicial
- At the least sign of trouble, either in the congregation or between the sponsoring denominations, the judicatories are often relieved to have the excuse to shut down the sharing arrangement and call their members out of this ecumenical anomaly and back to the denominational fold.
Examples
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The corporation "erected and constituted judicatories and courts of record, or other courts" to determine civil and criminal matters.
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We have in America by far the largest number of scholars at work and books being published on this problem, but the effect on the judicatories and boards is slight to date.
Academic text (1999) -
Many of these judicatories earnestly believe that one of their key tasks is to maintain not the unity of Christ's body but the unity of their own denomination.
Academic text (2015) -
The local judicatory resolved the case after lengthy deliberation and testimony from witnesses.
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Each judicatory within the state has its own set of rules that guide the administration of justice.
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In our country, the highest judicatory ensures that laws are upheld and justice is fairly administered.
Synonyms
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6.5
A system of courts and judges that applies the law in a country
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7.4
A group of people, usually judges, who decide cases in court
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3.9
The courts and judges who use laws to make fair decisions about cases
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3.8
A place where judges decide legal cases and apply the law
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9.9
A system of courts and people who decide legal cases
A court in ancient Greece where citizens judge legal cases
Antonyms
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
judicatory = judge (semi-transparent) = judic + atory
The meaning relates clearly to 'judge'/'judicial', but the Latin combining form 'judic-' and the specialized institutional sense may not be obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Judicatory comes from the Latin root judic- meaning 'judge' or 'to judge', the same root you see in judge and judgment. The ending -ory makes it about a place or system, so a judicatory is a court or body where judges decide cases.