judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl 
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
judicial processes
judicial powers
b
: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare executive, legislative
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial sale
3
: belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary
judicial robes
judicial dignity
4
: of, characterized by, or expressing judgment : critical sense 2d
5
: arising from a judgment of God
Examples of judicial in a Sentence
the judicial branch of government
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Norfolk police told the AP that because Italian authorities had not pursued the case in years, judicial guidance advised against further action.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Kelsey served as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees changes to civil and criminal laws, judicial proceedings and more.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
In his statement, Keefe noted that any official in violation of the law is subject to penalties and judicial proceedings by the attorney general or removal from office by the governor.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
In recent years, however, the number of explicit threats of violence toward judicial branch members has doubled.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Kelsey served as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees changes to civil and criminal laws, judicial proceedings and more.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
In his statement, Keefe noted that any official in violation of the law is subject to penalties and judicial proceedings by the attorney general or removal from office by the governor.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
In recent years, however, the number of explicit threats of violence toward judicial branch members has doubled.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
ju̇-ˈdish-əl
1
: of or relating to courts or judges
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial decision
Legal Definition
judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
b
: of, relating to, or being the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative sense 2, executive sense 1, legislative
2
: created, ordered, or enforced by a court
a judicial foreclosure
compare conventional sense 1, legal sense 2c
judicially
adverb
Etymology
Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic-, judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say
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