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judicially

judicially

2 7.4
In a way decided by a court or judge
  • adverb
  • /dʒuˈdɪʃəli/
  • Formal
translation icon : judicialmente
  • The defendant's rights were judicially protected throughout the trial.
  • judicially enforceable
  • judicially imposed
  • judicially created

Examples

  • However, the role of judicially enforced constitutionalism offers a different avenue of nation building.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The IBBEA does not change these judicially established principles.

    Academic text (2006)
  • And I think judicially we'll find favor, particularly if we pull Justice Givens.

  • The warrant requirement is subject to several judicially created exceptions.

    Academic text (2017)
  • At first, it might seem that inalienability should be judicially imposed in all cases.

    Academic text (1997)
  • A constitution is more than a legal document; however, not everything in it must be judicially enforceable.

    Academic text (1991)
  • As a result, the ambiguity remained to be challenged and judicially addressed in other cases down the road.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Other states, including North Dakota and Maine, are moving toward unifying courts judicially as well.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Tonight I was ready to believe objectively, judicially, that Mareko might very well be unable to stand trial fairly here.

  • In other states, the doctrine has been eroded to a greater degree by statutory and judicially created exceptions.

    Academic text (1996)

Surface Forms

judicially positive

Morphology

judicially = judicial (transparent) = judicial + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'judicial' using the productive suffix '-ly', yielding 'in a judicial manner'.

Etymology

Judicially comes from the Latin root judic- meaning 'judge' or 'law', the same root you see in judge and justice. So, judicially means doing something 'by a court or a judge', or 'in a legal way'.