Meanings
plural judicatures
- countableuncountableThe administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.First known use 16th c.
Synonyms: judicatory
- countableuncountableThe office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.First known use 16th c.
Synonyms: judgeship, bench, judgeship, justiceship, justiciary
- countableuncountableJudges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary.First known use 16th c.
Such an independent judicature was ten time more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country.
1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 207Synonyms: judiciary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
nounThe office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.
nounJudges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
nounthe system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latiniūdicāre“to judge”
- Latiniudicatura
- Middle Frenchjudicature
- Anglo-Normanjudicature
- Englishjudicature
From Anglo-Norman judicature, Middle French judicature, and their source, post-classical Latin iudicatura (12th century), from the participle stem of classical Latin iūdicāre (“to judge”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian съдийство, съд
- съдийство (sădijstvo)position or status of a judge
- съд (săd)court
- съдилище (sădilište)court
Finnish oikeudenkäyttö, tuomarin asema
- oikeudenkäyttöadministration of justice
- tuomarin asemaposition or status of a judge
- oikeusaluejurisdiction of a court
- tuomiovaltajurisdiction of a court
- tuomioistuincourt
Irish breithiúnacht
- breithiúnachtposition or status of a judge
Polish orzecznictwo, judykatura
- orzecznictwoadministration of justice
- judykaturaadministration of justice
- jurysprudencjaadministration of justice
- urząd sędziowskiposition or status of a judge
- jurysdykcjajurisdiction of a court
- sędziowiecourt
Spanish judicatura
- judicaturacourt
Tagalog pagkahukom
- pagkahukomposition or status of a judge
Cite this entry
judicature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judicature
“judicature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judicature. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “judicature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judicature.
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