judicatory

comparative more judicatory · superlative most judicatory

1. Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.

   judicatory tribunals

   1869, The Journal of Jurisprudence, volume 13

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   power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way

   1649, Joseph Hall, Resolutions and Decisions of Diverse Practical Cases of Conscience

   Synonyms: judiciary, judicial, judiciary, juridic, juridical, juridicial, justiciary

2. By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical.

   To judge of the apparances that we receive of subjects, we had need have a judicatorie instrument: to verifie this instrument we should have demonstration; and to approve demonstration, an instrument; thus are we ever turning round.

   1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

plural judicatories

1. ChristianityA court or tribunal.

   Holonym: judiciary

   Synonyms: court of justice, court of law, court, tribunal

2. The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.

   However, when They had ſaid all they could againſt Him, and he all for himſself that need to be ſaid, and no ſuch Crime appearing as the Lords, as the Supreme Court of Judicatory, would take upon them to judge him to be worthy of death, they reſorted to their Legislative Power […]

   1717, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, volume 2, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, part 2, book 8, page 572

   Synonyms: judicature