judicial

adjective

related to courts (judges)

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Latin iūs Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱ-s ~ *diḱ-és Proto-Italic *-diks Latin iūdex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin iūdicō Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin iūdicium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin iūdiciālisbor. English judicial Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

Of or relating to the administration of justice.
Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.
“It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.”
specified by a civil bill court under the terms of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881
“judicial rent, judicial lease”
Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.
Of or relating to sound judgment; judicious (but see Usage notes).

noun

That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.