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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In one respect this judicatory differed from the Jewish council, for it was not limited to seventy members.
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)
Against those who separated from us in Philadelphia, 1833, erecting a rival judicatory, and dishonestly claiming the name Reformed Presbyterian Church, we bear our feeble testimony for the following among other reasons: 1.
From Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by Presbytery, The Reformed
This hope, however rational and sanguine, was totally disappointed in 1838, when the table of the supreme judicatory might be said to be crowded with petitions, letters, remonstrances, memorials, protests and appeals.
From Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by Presbytery, The Reformed
It was given at first to every president of the eldership, because he was, in point of fact, the father, or senior member, of the judicatory.
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)
But bodies, having several differences and diversities, are comprehended, some by one judicatory function, others by another, as by several organs.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
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