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Definition of judiciary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

judiciary

noun
 
/dʒuˈdɪʃəri/
 
/dʒuˈdɪʃieri/
(usually the judiciary)
[countable + singular or plural verb]
(plural judiciaries)
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  1. the judges of a country or a state, when they are considered as a group
    • an independent judiciary
    • The judiciary is/are independent of the other branches of government.
    compare executive, legislatureTopics Law and justicec2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin judiciarius, from judicium ‘judgement’.
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