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JUDICIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expressing careful judgment
Example:
a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose
Synonyms:
discriminative; judicial
Classified under:
Similar:
critical (characterized by careful evaluation and judgment)
Derivation:
judge (an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
Example:
a judicial decision
Classified under:
Similar:
legal (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)
Derivation:
judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
Example:
judicial system
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
justice (the quality of being just or fair)
Derivation:
judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge
Example:
judicial robes
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
Derivation:
judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
