judiciary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

judiciary (plural judiciaries)

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

Synonyms

• judicature, justiciary, the judicial branch

Related terms

• judicial
• judge

Translations

the collective body of judges, justices, etc.

• Finnish: tuomarikunta
• German: Richterschaft f
• Polish: judykatywa (pl) f, sądownictwo (pl) 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

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: судебная власть f (sudebnaja vlastʹ)
• Swedish: dömande makt c
• Tamil: நீதித்துறை (nītittuṟai)
• Ukrainian: судова влада f (sudova vlada)

Adjective

judiciary (not comparable)

1. Judicial.

Derived terms

• judiciarily
• judiciary astrology