judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
jü-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē 
-ˈdi-shə-rē
-ˈdi-shə-rē
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
judiciary
adjective
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Other business leaders have also criticized the Delaware judiciary.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent commentary from the White House, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk on the judiciary and the rule of law has raised concerns among some critics of Trump, with fears that the president is overextending his power.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
And that is exactly what the federal judiciary is trying to do now.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
And even in cases where executive orders do clearly overreach or challenge constitutional limits and the judiciary acts as a check, courts tend to avoid setting firm rules about the balance of power between branches in their decisions.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent commentary from the White House, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk on the judiciary and the rule of law has raised concerns among some critics of Trump, with fears that the president is overextending his power.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
And that is exactly what the federal judiciary is trying to do now.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
And even in cases where executive orders do clearly overreach or challenge constitutional limits and the judiciary acts as a check, courts tend to avoid setting firm rules about the balance of power between branches in their decisions.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
ju̇-ˈdish-ē-ˌer-ē
-ˈdish-ə-rē
-ˈdish-ə-rē
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
judiciary
adjective
Legal Definition
judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
ju̇-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē, -ˈdi-shə-rē
plural judiciaries
1
a
: a system of courts of law
b
: the judges of these courts
2
: a branch of government in which judicial power is vested compare executive, legislature
judiciary
adjective
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