judicatory

Latin judicatorius.

judicatory (comparative more judicatory, superlative most judicatory)

1. Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.
   • T. Wharton

     judicatory tribunals

   • Bishop Hall

     power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way

2. By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical.
   • 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:

     To judge of the apparances that we receive of subjects, we had need have a judicatorie instrument: to verifie this instrument we should have demonstration; and to approve demonstration, an instrument; thus are we ever turning round.

judicatory (plural judicatories)

1. (chiefly in Scotland) A court or tribunal
2. judicature