judicative

American  

[joo-di-key-tiv] / ˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. having ability to judge; judging.

   the judicative faculty.

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judicative British  

/ ˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv /

adjective

1. having the function of trying causes

2. competent to judge and pass sentence

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Other Word Forms

• nonjudicative adjective
• unjudicative adjective

Etymology

Origin of judicative

First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin jūdicātīvus, equivalent to Latin jūdic- ( judge ) + -ātīvus -ative

Example Sentences

And that the only ecclesiastical government warranted by Christ is his word, and to continue in his church unalterable, is Presbyterial church government, exclusive of all superior dignity above a teaching presbyter, and consisting in her judicative capacity of kirk-sessions, in subordination to presbyteries; of presbyteries, in subordination to provincial synods; of provincial synods, in subordination to national; and national to ecumenical assemblies, or general councils.

From Project Gutenberg

They dispense, at one time, with what they enacted at another; and in their judicative, perhaps even more than in their legislative, capacity, are guided by passions and partialities that arise from circumstances of the case before them.

From Project Gutenberg