judicature
noun
Simple meaning
The administration of justice by judges and courts.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dʒuˈdɪkətʃɚ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary.
The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.
The position of judge
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
Used this way, judicature is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Nearby words
- tribunal , a specialist term, precise but narrower
- judicatory , rarer, so it draws attention
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of….
The title of a justice of court.
An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business.
The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
The position of judge.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- probatenoun
- jurisdictionnoun
- appellateadjective
- judicialadjective
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Synonyms
Sense: administration of justice by judges and courts
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