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the courts of law and judges in a country, state, etc.; the branch of government that includes courts of law and judges
the federal judiciary
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Recent Examples of judiciary
Since then, confidence in the American judiciary has dropped another seven points.
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
At the same time as Teddy pushed reform from the White House, bright lawyers were able to pry social and business reforms from state and federal judiciaries.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024
Donald Trump appointed only two Black women to the federal judiciary during his first term.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
Workplace shooting:Shooting at Texas USPS facility leaves 1 dead; suspect and victim were reportedly co-workers
'Whatever is necessary to protect the judiciary'
The judge was not seriously injured, court officials previously reported.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
At the same time as Teddy pushed reform from the White House, bright lawyers were able to pry social and business reforms from state and federal judiciaries.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024
Donald Trump appointed only two Black women to the federal judiciary during his first term.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
Workplace shooting:Shooting at Texas USPS facility leaves 1 dead; suspect and victim were reportedly co-workers
'Whatever is necessary to protect the judiciary'
The judge was not seriously injured, court officials previously reported.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judiciary
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Costco sold the protein bars as item number 1372590.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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With its industry-leading 14-microphone array and 3A audio algorithm, the Connect video bar offers premium audio capture.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Art exhibit about misogyny was only open to women — until a man complained In September the supreme court quashed the tribunal’s ruling, and MONA this week announced that the Ladies Lounge will reopen for a lap of honor from Thursday until mid-January, 2025.Elizabeth Fortescue, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Civilian courts were replaced with military tribunals, and the military controlled many aspects of daily life until the territory returned to civilian governance in 1944.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The man watched from a bench on the platform at the station.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Both sides were harboring championship expectations, and have since had to reconcile with poor injury luck and a concerningly-thin bench.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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That is largely because the case has been dismissed twice at the trial court level and reinstated twice at the appellate level.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judiciary. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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