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judicatory
[ joo-di-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈdʒu dɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
noun, plural ju·di·ca·to·ries.
a court of law and justice; tribunal; judiciary.
the administration of justice.
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Origin of judicatory
OTHER WORDS FROM judicatory
non·ju·di·ca·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·ju·di·ca·to·ries.Words nearby judicatory
judgy, judicable, judicare, judicative, judicator, judicatory, judicature, judiciable, judicial, judicial activism, judicial branch
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How to use judicatory in a sentence
The senators, by the law judiciaria, acquired again the exclusive privilege of the judicatory functions.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.If then an inferior judicatory offend or injure us, we ought to carry the matter to another that has more influence and authority.
The Divine Right of Church Government|Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of LondonMost of these fevers went off by a crisis in sweating, which was so large I had good reason to believe it judicatory.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles CreightonHence the house of peers in England iz the supreme judicatory of the nation.
A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings|Noah Webster
British Dictionary definitions for judicatory
judicatory
/ (ˈdʒuːdɪkətərɪ) /
adjective
of or relating to the administration of justice
noun
a court of law
the administration of justice
Derived forms of judicatory
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