judicatory

noun

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as in judicature

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  1. judiciary
  2. tribunal
  3. criminal court
  4. court
Noun
  • Think of the judiciary, or the Federal Reserve Bank.
    Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Any reform efforts would go through the Senate and Assembly judiciary committees, but neither chair responded to requests for comment for this story.
    Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of judiciary
Noun
  • Special Needs Jungle reports that Educational appeals tribunals are won 98.7% of the time, but that does not translate into relief by unlocking the correct provision.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Successful appeals to the Swiss tribunal are uncommon.
    Jenna West, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of tribunal
Noun
  • Paxton supporters take the state’s highest criminal court In 2022, Paxton received a decisive rebuff from the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals, whose conservative justices ruled his office could not unilaterally prosecute election fraud — but would have to work with local prosecutors.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The 18 courts at the Old Bailey, properly known as the Central criminal court of England and Wales, are the setting for the major criminal trials of Greater London.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of criminal court
Noun
  • The intrigue: As the saga has played out in the headlines and the court of public opinion, MetroHealth used Boutros' repayment of the $1.9 million, plus interest, as evidence of his wrongdoing.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Haggard then sentenced Ibarra to life without the possibility of parole after Riley's family read victim impact statements aloud before the court on Wednesday afternoon.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of court
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