judiciary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

judiciary (plural judiciaries)

The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

Synonyms

judicature, justiciary, the judicial branch

Related terms

Translations

the judicial branch of government

Dutch: rechterlijke macht (nl) f, m
Finnish: oikeuslaitos (fi)
Georgian: სასამართლო (sasamartlo), სასამართლო სისტემა (sasamartlo sisṭema), სასამართლო წყობილება (sasamartlo c̣q̇obileba), სასამართლო ხელისუფლება (sasamartlo xelisupleba)
German: Justiz (de) f, Judikative (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)

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