judicial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /dʒuˈdɪʃəl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃəl

Adjective

judicial (comparative more judicial, superlative most judicial)

  1. Of or relating to the administration of justice.
  2. Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.
    • 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
      It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
  3. (Ireland, historical) specified by a civil bill court under the terms of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881
    judicial rent, judicial lease
  4. Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.

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Noun

judicial (uncountable)

  1. That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.

Translations


Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ʒu.di.siˈal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒu.di.siˈal/

Adjective

judicial (masculine and feminine plural judicials)

  1. judicial

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

judicial m or f (plural judiciais, comparable)

  1. judicial

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:judicial.


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /xudiˈθjal/, [xuðiˈθjal]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /xudiˈsjal/, [xuðiˈsjal]

Adjective

judicial (plural judiciales)

  1. judicial

Derived terms

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