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Definition of sub judice adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sub judice

adjective
 
/ˌsʌb ˈdʒuːdəsi/
 
/ˌsʌb ˈdʒuːdəsi/,
 
/ˌsʌb ˈjuːdəkeɪ/
[not usually before noun] (from Latin, law)
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  1. if a legal case is sub judice, it is still being discussed in court and it is therefore illegal for anyone to talk about it in newspapers, etc.
    Word OriginLatin, literally ‘under a judge’.
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