judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
jü-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē 
-ˈdi-shə-rē
-ˈdi-shə-rē
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
judiciary
adjective
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Any reform efforts would go through the Senate and Assembly judiciary committees, but neither chair responded to requests for comment for this story.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
Lee said his son was prosecuted for criticizing the judiciary in a Facebook post.
—Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The judiciary would become a battleground for determining the constitutionality of executive orders and legislative actions.
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Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Any reform efforts would go through the Senate and Assembly judiciary committees, but neither chair responded to requests for comment for this story.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
Lee said his son was prosecuted for criticizing the judiciary in a Facebook post.
—Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The judiciary would become a battleground for determining the constitutionality of executive orders and legislative actions.
—Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
ju̇-ˈdish-ē-ˌer-ē
-ˈdish-ə-rē
-ˈdish-ə-rē
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
judiciary
adjective
Legal Definition
judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
ju̇-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē, -ˈdi-shə-rē
plural judiciaries
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested compare executive, legislature
judiciary
adjective
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