judiciary

judiciary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒuːˈdɪʃɪəɹi/

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.

German: Richterschaft f

the court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

German: Gerichtswesen n, Rechts­we­sen n, Justizwesen n, Justizsystem (de) n, Justiz (de) f

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 (súdstvo) Russian: судебная власть f (sudebnaja vlastʹ) Swedish: dömande makt c Tamil: நீதித்துறை (nītittuṟai)