Judicial
[joo-dish-uh l] /dʒuˈdɪʃ əl/
adjective
1.
pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice:
judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
2.
pertaining to courts of law or to ; judiciary:
judicial functions.
3.
of or relating to a ; proper to the character of a ; judgelike:
judicial gravity.
4.
inclined to make or give judgments; critical; discriminating:
a judicial mind.
5.
decreed, sanctioned, or enforced by a court:
a judicial decision.
6.
giving or seeking judgment, as in a dispute or contest; determinative:
a judicial duel over lands.
7.
inflicted by God as a judgment or punishment.
/dʒuːˈdɪʃəl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the administration of justice
2.
of or relating to judgment in a court of law or to a judge exercising this function
3.
inclined to pass judgment; discriminating
4.
allowed or enforced by a court of law: a decree of judicial separation
5.
having qualities appropriate to a judge
6.
giving or seeking judgment, esp determining or seeking determination of a contested issue
adj.
late 14c., from Latin iudicalis “of or belonging to a court of justice,” from iudicium “judgment, decision,” from iudicem (see judge (v.)). Related: Judicially.
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