judicature
Americannoun
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the administration of justice, as by judges or courts.
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the office, function, or authority of a judge.
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the jurisdiction of a judge or court.
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a body of judges.
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the power of administering justice by legal trial and determination.
noun
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the administration of justice
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the office, function, or power of a judge
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the extent of authority of a court or judge
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a body of judges or persons exercising judicial authority; judiciary
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a court of justice or such courts collectively
Etymology
Origin of judicature
1520–30; < Medieval Latin jūdicātūra, equivalent to Latin jūdic- ( judge ) + -āt ( us ) -ate 1 + -ūra -ure
Example Sentences
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Such competence is the concern of the judicature society, and with the aid of the American Bar Association the group has been racking up some notable successes in its campaign against the election of judges.
From Time Magazine Archive
His lordship remarked that this was a very serious crime, and, as he was desirous that sentence should be pronounced by the highest judicature of the country, judgment was reserved.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
Such was the judicature in days gone by, and no wonder that the people lost faith in judges whose sense of justice was of the lowest standard.
From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter
We have a great, popular, constitutional government, guarded by law and by judicature, and defended by the whole affections of the people.
From Recitations for the Social Circle by Harvey, James Clarence
Thus was completed the foundation of the modern system of trusts fastened upon legal estates and protected by the equitable doctrines and practice of the judicature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
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