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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Conrad’s office is supervised by the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary’s policymaking arm.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Come next year, Republicans will look to boost Trump's already considerable influence on the makeup of the federal judiciary in his second term.
—Kevin Freking The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The federal judiciary, particularly at its highest levels, had become increasingly homogeneous in recent decades, populated mostly by white men with careers in prosecutors’ offices and white-shoe law firms.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The decision to halt the legislation — at least temporarily — was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies, Dabiri also said.
—Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Come next year, Republicans will look to boost Trump's already considerable influence on the makeup of the federal judiciary in his second term.
—Kevin Freking The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The federal judiciary, particularly at its highest levels, had become increasingly homogeneous in recent decades, populated mostly by white men with careers in prosecutors’ offices and white-shoe law firms.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The decision to halt the legislation — at least temporarily — was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies, Dabiri also said.
—Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judiciary. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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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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