judicature
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(noun) the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied" |
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Synonyms: justice |
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Related Words: administration, disposal |
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(noun) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government |
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Synonyms: judicatory, judicial system, judiciary |
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Related Words: system |
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(noun) the position of judge |
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Synonyms: judgeship, judgship |
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Related Words: berth, office, place, position, post, situation, slot, spot |
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(noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
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Synonyms: court, tribunal |
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Related Words: International Court of Justice, Rota, Star Chamber, World Court, appeals court, appellate court, assembly, assizes, chancery, consistory, court of appeals, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius, court of chancery, criminal court, divorce court, federal court, high court, inferior court, juvenile court, kangaroo court, lower court, military court, moot court, police court, probate court, quarter sessions, state supreme court, superior court, supreme court, traffic court, trial court |
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