judiciary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

judiciary (plural judiciaries)

The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

Synonyms

judicature, justiciary, the judicial branch

Derived terms

antijudiciary

Related terms

Translations

the collective body of judges, justices, etc.

Catalan: judicatura f
Finnish: tuomarikunta
German: Richterschaft f
Polish: judykatywa (pl) f, sądownictwo (pl) n
Swedish: rättsväsende (sv) n

the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

Finnish: oikeuslaitos (fi)
German: Gerichtswesen (de) n, Rechtswesen (de) n, Justizwesen n, Justizsystem (de) n, Justiz (de) f
Polish: sądownictwo (pl) n
Swedish: rättsväsende (sv) n

the judicial branch of government

Dutch: rechterlijke macht (nl) f or m
Finnish: oikeuslaitos (fi)
Georgian: სასამართლო (sasamartlo), სასამართლო სისტემა (sasamartlo sisṭema), სასამართლო წყობილება (sasamartlo c̣q̇obileba), სასამართლო ხელისუფლება (sasamartlo xelisupleba)
German: Judikative (de) f, richterliche Gewalt im Staat f, Justiz (de) f
Khmer: តុលាការ (km) (to’laakaa)
Macedonian: правосу́дство n (pravosúdstvo), судство n (sudstvo)
Malay: badan kehakiman
Polish: judykatura f, judykatywa (pl) f, władza sądownicza f
Russian: суде́бная власть f (sudébnaja vlastʹ)
Swedish: dömande makt c
Tamil: நீதித்துறை (nītittuṟai)
Ukrainian: судова влада f (sudova vlada)

Adjective

judiciary (not comparable)

Judicial.

Derived terms