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JUDICATORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Synonyms:
judicatory; judicature; judicial system; judiciary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("judicatory" is a kind of...):
scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judicatory"):
Federal Judiciary (the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws)
Holonyms ("judicatory" is a part of...):
authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
