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Webster 1913 Edition

Judiciary

Ju-di′cia-ry

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[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.

Ju-di′cia-ry

,
Noun.
[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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Judiciary

JUDI'CIARY

n. [L. judiciarius.]
1.
Passing judgment or sentence.
2.
Pertaining to the courts of judicature or legal tribunals.

JUDI'CIARY

,
Noun.
That branch of government which is concerned in the trial and determination of controversies between parties,and of criminal prosecutions; the system of courts of justice in a government. An independent judiciary is the firmest bulwark of freedom.

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