judicial
Of or relating to the administration of justiceOf or relating to the administration of justice.
» The dictator arrogated judicial powers to himself.
Der Diktator maßte sich die Justizgewalt an.
Meaning
5 sensesOf or relating to the administration of justice.
relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.
(Ireland, historical)Specified by a civil bill court under the terms of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881
judicial rent, judicial lease
gerichtlich, Justiz-, richterlich
суде́бныйsudébnyj
судови́йsudovýj
Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.
Of or relating to sound judgment; judicious (but see Usage notes).
Examples
14 sentencesThe dictator arrogated judicial powers to himself.
deDer Diktator maßte sich die Justizgewalt an.
Montesquieu separated judicial power from executive power.
deMontesquieu trennte die Judikative von der Exekutive.
The judicial system is slow and complicated.
This cast a heavy shadow on judicial impartiality.
The dictator called his plan a "judicial overhaul."
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.
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Forms
more judicial, most judicial| Comparative | more judicial Lesson |
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| Superlative | most judicial Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge:juridicaljuridic
- expressing careful judgment:discriminative
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form