judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
jü-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē 
-ˈdi-shə-rē
-ˈdi-shə-rē
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
judiciary
adjective
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But the clerk in Alaska never used the judiciary's internal system to report the judge.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
The judiciary has no authority to order a prosecution.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
Such naked ambition in the executive branch is also the result of a dysfunctional Congress, along with bad faith efforts to ignore the judiciary.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
ju̇-ˈdish-ē-ˌer-ē
-ˈdish-ə-rē
-ˈdish-ə-rē
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
judiciary
adjective
Legal Definition
judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
ju̇-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē, -ˈdi-shə-rē
plural judiciaries
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested compare executive, legislature
judiciary
adjective
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