judiciary

Language: en

🇬🇧 /dʒuˈːdɪʃəri/ 🇺🇸 /dʒuːˈdɪʃiːˌɛriː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law, consisting of courts and judges.; The body of judges in a country or jurisdiction considered collectively.
  2. adjective
    Relating to or belonging to the courts of law or the administration of justice.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: judiciaries

Collocations

the judiciaryindependent judiciaryjudiciary systemjudiciary branchpower of the judiciary

Derivatives

judicialjudiciallyjudgejudgmentjudiciousadjudicateprejudice

Synonyms

judicaturebenchcourt systemjudicial branch

Commonly confused

judicial
EN: 'Judicial' is the adjective form (e.g., judicial review); 'judiciary' is the noun referring to the body of judges or the judicial branch of government.
judicature
EN: 'Judicature' refers more specifically to the administration of justice or the office of a judge; 'judiciary' refers to the collective body of judges or the branch of government.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember it ends in '-ary' (not '-ery'). The plural changes 'y' to 'ies': 'judiciaries'.

💬 Examples

  1. The judiciary struck down the law as unconstitutional.

  2. The judiciary has expressed concern over the proposed reforms.

  3. The judiciary power is vested in the Supreme Court.