judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl 
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
judicial processes
judicial powers
b
: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare executive, legislative
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial sale
3
: belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary
judicial robes
judicial dignity
4
: of, characterized by, or expressing judgment : critical sense 2d
5
: arising from a judgment of God
Examples of judicial in a Sentence
the judicial branch of government
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Feliz also questioned why the Jan. 24 statement did not include a portion about the need for judicial warrants to enter classrooms.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
Aoun and Salam will also need to stymie Hezbollah’s efforts to select the next army commander, central bank governor, and head of general security and to fill various high-rank judicial positions.
—Hanin Ghaddar, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2025
However, a reading of the Act to support migrant deportation is at odds with centuries of legislative, presidential, and judicial practice, all of which confirm that the Alien Enemies Act is a wartime authority.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Connecticut has a state law, the Trust Act, that requires federal immigration agents to obtain a judicial warrant for a detainer to be honored.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
Aoun and Salam will also need to stymie Hezbollah’s efforts to select the next army commander, central bank governor, and head of general security and to fill various high-rank judicial positions.
—Hanin Ghaddar, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2025
However, a reading of the Act to support migrant deportation is at odds with centuries of legislative, presidential, and judicial practice, all of which confirm that the Alien Enemies Act is a wartime authority.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Connecticut has a state law, the Trust Act, that requires federal immigration agents to obtain a judicial warrant for a detainer to be honored.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Judicial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judicial. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
ju̇-ˈdish-əl
1
: of or relating to courts or judges
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial decision
Legal Definition
judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
b
: of, relating to, or being the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative sense 2, executive sense 1, legislative
2
: created, ordered, or enforced by a court
a judicial foreclosure
compare conventional sense 1, legal sense 2c
judicially
adverb
Etymology
Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic-, judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say
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