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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: judiciary n 1: persons who administer justice [syn: {bench}] 2: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: {judicature}, {judicatory}, {judicial system}]
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