judicature
['dʒu:dikәtʃә]
n. 司, 位

[] 司, 司, 判



judicature
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1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

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2. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

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3. the act of meting out justice according to the law

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4. the position of judge

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Judicature \Ju"di*ca*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. LL.
judicatura.]
1. The state or profession of those employed in the
administration of justice; also, the dispensing or
administration of justice.

The honor of the judges in their judicature is the
king's honor. --Bacon.

2. A court of justice; a judicatory. --South.

3. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent
jurisdiction of a judge or court.

Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for
that was not his office, but the morality, of
divorce. --Milton.