judicatory
Americanadjective
noun
plural
judicatories-
a court of law and justice; tribunal; judiciary.
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the administration of justice.
adjective
noun
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a court of law
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the administration of justice
Other Word Forms
- judicatorial adjective
- nonjudicatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of judicatory
1565–75; (noun) < Medieval Latin jūdicātōrium law court, equivalent to jūdicā ( re ) to judge + -tōrium -tory 2; (adj.) < Late Latin jūdicātōrius, equivalent to jūdicā ( re ) + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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Too often people and judicatories assume that if one of us is paid, it’s unfair to pay the other.
From Time
But, instead of this, a bill was introduced which did not allow the Church judicatories to reject unless on grounds satisfactory to the civil court.
From Project Gutenberg
In Scotland the law of arrest in criminal procedure has a general constitutional analogy with that of England, though the practice differs with the varying character of the judicatories.
From Project Gutenberg
Being also examined anent the excommunication at Torwood, he declined to answer, as being an ecclesiastical matter, and they a civil judicatory.
From Project Gutenberg
Several of our judicatories have already taken this position.
From Project Gutenberg
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