judiciary
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6.5
- noun
- /dʒuˈdɪʃəri/
- Formal
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poder judicial
- The judiciary plays a crucial role in interpreting the law and ensuring justice is served.
- a judiciary committee
- Senate judiciary committee
- House judiciary committee
So there's a legislative, judiciary and executive.
- So there's a legislative, judiciary and executive.
- It'll have its own judiciary system, entirely automated using AI.
- And that is the beginning of the end of the role of the judiciary.
- And it's people who it's it's the public who change social norms, not the judiciary or the police or politicians.
- The new law contains some improvements, I have to admit, that will help the judiciary in Ukraine to become more independent.
- We had enough sense for a very long time to keep politics out of the judiciary, out of the education system, out of the media.
- And I think it's, as I said, the salutary reminder of the cost of having independent judiciaries.
- And so the judiciary in Texas has kind of more often wielded a rubber stamp than a gavel.
- I think the people in place have no problem using their prosecutorial authority and using the judiciary as a weapon of politics.
- You know, we have law and order and justice, judiciary and the government for a reason.
- His his core motive was to wreak havoc through the judiciary.
- But, you know, now they have replaced their artillery with the judiciary.
- But here again, in the Judiciary, you file complaints with the Council on Judiciary.
- And it's about the role of the judiciary for years, and I was guilty in this for years.
Examples
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It is the judiciary's job to enforce the law.
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The new law contains some improvements, I have to admit, that will help the judiciary in Ukraine to become more independent.
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We had enough sense for a very long time to keep politics out of the judiciary, out of the education system, out of the media.
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You know, we have law and order and justice, judiciary and the government for a reason.
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The judiciary committee is called upon to make some difficult decisions.
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Do you think the judiciary was aware of the consequences to come?
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The judiciary should be overhauled.
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Because protecting the integrity of the judiciary in its ideal form is the responsibility of every citizen.
Academic text (2011) -
I have nothing but respect for the sanctity of this courtroom and the judiciary process.
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Gradually and inevitably, tension developed between the judiciary and the other two branches.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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3.9
The courts and judges who use laws to make fair decisions about cases
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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
Compounds
- Formal
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5.4
A group of courts and judges in the United States that decide cases about federal laws
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word judiciary comes from the Latin root judic-, meaning 'to judge', and is the same root as judge and judgment. So the judiciary is the system of courts and judges who decide and apply the law.