sub judice
before a judge or court; awaiting judicial determination.
Origin of sub judice
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How to use sub judice in a sentence
To date no conclusion can be made as to the contributor to the incident and it would be sub judice to say so.
Adhuc sub judice lis est—and it is never likely to be satisfactorily settled.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeOften a commissioner had to leave the bench because he was himself a party to the suit that was sub judice.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 | Arthur Griffiths"How far these questions are psychic and how far material is still sub judice," said the Professor, with an air of toleration.
The Man from Archangel | A. Conan DoyleIt will be remembered that I regard Weismann's theory of heredity, with all its deductive consequences, as still sub judice.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) | George John Romanes
The subject must remain sub judice; but what we know not now, we hope to know hereafter.
Moon Lore | Timothy Harley
British Dictionary definitions for sub judice
/ (ˈdʒuːdɪsɪ) /
(usually postpositive) before a court of law or a judge; under judicial consideration
Origin of sub judice
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