judicatory

[ joo-di-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary:

   judicatory power.

noun

, plural ju·di·ca·to·ries.

1. a court of law and justice; tribunal; judiciary.
2. the administration of justice.

judicatory

/ ˈdʒuːdɪkətərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the administration of justice

noun

1. a court of law
2. the administration of justice

Derived Forms

• ˌjudicaˈtorial, adjective

Other Words From

• non·judi·ca·tory adjective noun plural nonjudicatories

Word History and Origins

Origin of judicatory¹

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

The senators, by the law judiciaria, acquired again the exclusive privilege of the judicatory functions.

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If then an inferior judicatory offend or injure us, we ought to carry the matter to another that has more influence and authority.

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Most of these fevers went off by a crisis in sweating, which was so large I had good reason to believe it judicatory.

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Hence the house of peers in England iz the supreme judicatory of the nation.

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Related Words

• authority
• due process
• honesty
• integrity
• law
• right
• truth