Judicial

Word JUDICIAL
Character 8
Hyphenation ju di cial
Pronunciations /dʒuˈdɪʃəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Judicial"

What do we mean by judicial?

Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice. adjective

Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice. adjective

Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge. adjective

Characterized by or expressing judgment. adjective

Proceeding from a divine judgment. adjective

Of or pertaining to a judge; proper to the character of a judge; judge-like; hence, critical; discriminating; impartial; formerly, judicious.

Pertaining to the administration of justice; proper to a court of law; consisting of or resulting from legal inquiry or judgment: as, judicial power or proceedings; a judicial decision, writ, sale, or punishment.

Enacted by statute, or established by constituted authority.

Determinative; giving judgment; deciding, as about a point in contest or about future events: as, judicial astrology.

Having the nature of a judgment or punishment.

An act of any public officer involving the exercise of his Judgment or discretion on a question affecting the right of any party. Thus, the act of the fiscal officer of a municipality in auditing a claim is usually judicial, but his paying a lawful warrant or order for payment is ministerial. (See ministerial.) A judicial act implies deliberation, and therefore, if to be done by several jointly, those who are to do it must be together (or under modern statutes a majority after notice to all); while a ministerial act may ordinarily, unless otherwise required by law, be the concurrent act of each separately.

The power conferred upon and exercised by the judiciary or a court as such.

A power conferred upon a public officer involving the exercise of judgment and discretion in the determination of questions of right in specific cases affecting the interests of persons or property, as distinguished from ministerial power, or authority to carry out the mandates of judicial power or of the law.

Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court adjective

Fitted or apt for judging or deciding. adjective

Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive. See Executive. adjective

Judicious. adjective

Of or relating to a court of law, or to the administration of justice. adjective

That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice. noun

That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Judicial

The word "judicial" in example sentences

This highest judicial tribunal, it is seen, passed from a case wherein no jurisdiction, as it held, rested in the courts to enter any form of judgment -- not even for costs, to decide matters not pertaining in any sense to the particular case, nor even to _judicial_ public rights of the people or the government, but wholly to the political, legislative powers of Congress, not in any degree involved in the jurisdictional question arising and decided. ❋ Joseph Warren Keifer (1884)

Some say the problem with the term judicial activist today is that it's evolved into something that has nothing to do with actively impartially interpreting the law. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have little use for the Democrat-Republican lawmakers, presidents, or their judge I refuse to use the term judicial because that word means implies justice appointees. ❋ Unknown (2005)

GERKIN: I think we should be very careful about throwing around the term judicial activism. ❋ Unknown (2000)

ACOSTA: Top GOP leaders want the president to rule out what they call judicial activists, judges who conservatives say would legislate from the bench. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We have a crisis in judicial vacancies, though in fact Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block just 10 of Bush's 229 first-term judicial appointments. ❋ Unknown (2005)

BLITZER: You had told the president going into this nomination, it was good idea to find somebody outside what you called the judicial monastery. ❋ Unknown (2005)

He expected some criticism, Soledad, by picking someone outside what he called the judicial monestary, someone who's never served on the judiciary before. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And the reason I think this will be only a state trial is for what they call judicial economy. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Over the years, Judge Ginsburg has displayed the essence of what we call judicial temperament. ❋ ITY National Archives (1993)

It was not that they doubted the guilt of Stout, but they were opposed to the principle of what they termed judicial murder. ❋ Harper, Ida H (1899)

Stout, but they were opposed to the principle of what they termed judicial murder. ❋ Ida Husted Harper (1891)

I read to him portions of your letter, and he is of opinion that you might get what he calls a judicial separation. ❋ Wilkie Collins (1856)

In Britain as in the United States, generally only judges can issue arrest warrants, and British courts only honor warrants issued by what they describe as judicial authorities. ❋ Unknown (2012)

In his dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia blasted the court's majority for what he called "judicial mischief." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Chua said the ruling sets the standard for what he called a "judicial smell test." ❋ BARRIE McKENNA (2011)

Devaul's lawyers are now asking for a new trial because of what they call judicial misconduct.

In television appearances, press conferences and speeches on the Senate floor, Republicans have attacked Sotomayor's record and what they call her judicial activism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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