Thesaurus: judicature

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1. n. The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice.
2. n. A court of justice; a judicatory.
3. n. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court.
4. n. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
5. n. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
6. n. the act of meting out justice according to the law
7. n. the position of judge
8. 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.
9. n an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business n the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government n the act of meting out justice according to the law n the position of judge