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[syn: judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. judicatorius.]
Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing
justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. --T. Wharton.
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Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way.
--Bp. Hall.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\ (277), n. [L. judicatorium.]
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1. A court of justice; a tribunal. --Milton.
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2. Administration of justice.
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The supreme court of judicatory. --Clarendon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
judicatory
n 1: the system of law courts that administer justice and
constitute the judicial branch of government [syn:
judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system]