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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Areopagus, board, council, critical, curia, curial, forum, inquisition, judgment, judgmental, judicative, judicatorial, judicatory, judicature, judicial, judicial process, judicious, juridic, jurisdictional, jurisdictive, juristic, justice, magisterial, the Inquisition, the courts, tribunal

Dictionary Results for judiciary:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

judiciary
    n 1: persons who administer justice [syn: judiciary, bench]
    2: the system of law courts that administer justice and
       constitute the judicial branch of government [syn:
       judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. judiciarius, fr.
   judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See Judicial.]
   Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals;
   judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. --Bp. Burnet.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. judiciaria, F.
   judiciaire.]
   That branch of government in which judicial power is vested;
   the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges,
   taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate
   committee on the judiciary.
   [1913 Webster]

4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

JUDICIARY. That which is done while administering justice; the judges taken 
collectively; as, the liberties of the people are secured by a wise and 
independent judiciary. See Courts; and 3 Story, Const. B. 3, c. 3 8.

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