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judicial

//d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for judicial

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Forms

Comparative
more judicial
Superlative
most judicial

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of or relating to the administration of justice.

  2. 2.Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.

  3. 3.Of or relating to sound judgment; judicious (but see Usage notes).

  4. 4.Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.

    • It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4147

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-u

Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos

Proto-Italic *jowos

Latin iūs

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

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