Meanings
comparative more judicial · superlative most judicial
- Of or relating to the administration of justice.
Synonyms: justiciary
- 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.
2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848 - Irelandhistoricalspecified 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).
- uncountableThat branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.
Synonyms: judiciary, bench, judicature, judiciary, judicial branch, justiciary
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the administration of justice.
nounThat branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivedecreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
adjectiverelating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
adjectiveexpressing careful judgment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
- Proto-Italic*jowos
- Latiniūs
- Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*déyḱs
- Latiniūdex
- Latiniūdicō
- Latiniūdicium
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latiniūdiciālis
- Englishjudicial
Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قَضَائِي
- قَضَائِي (qaḍāʔī)of or relating to a court of law
Bulgarian съде́бен
- съде́бен (sădében)of or relating to a court of law
Catalan judicial, judiciari
- judicialof or relating to a court of law
- judiciariof or relating to a court of law
Chinese Mandarin 司法
- 司法 (sīfǎ)of or relating to a court of law
Czech soudní
- soudníof or relating to a court of law
Danish retslig, juridisk
- retsligof or relating to a court of law
- juridiskof or relating to a court of law
Dutch gerechtelijk
- gerechtelijkof or relating to a court of law
Esperanto jurisdikcia
- jurisdikciaof or relating to a court of law
Finnish oikeudellinen, oikeuslaitos
- oikeudellinenof or relating to a court of law
- oikeuslaitosbranch of government responsible for administration of justice
French judiciaire
- judiciaireof or relating to a court of law
German gerichtlich, Justiz-
- gerichtlichof or relating to a court of law
- Justiz-of or relating to a court of law
- richterlichof or relating to a court of law
Greek δικαστικός
- δικαστικός (dikastikós)of or relating to a court of law
Hindi न्यायिक
- न्यायिक (nyāyik)of or relating to a court of law
Hungarian bírósági, igazságügyi
- bíróságiof or relating to a court of law
- igazságügyiof or relating to a court of law
- bíróiof or relating to a court of law
- bűnügyiof or relating to a court of law
- jog-of or relating to a court of law
Indonesian yudisial
- yudisialof or relating to a court of law
Irish breithiúnach
- breithiúnachof or relating to a court of law
Italian giudiziale, giudiziario
- giudizialeof or relating to a court of law
- giudiziarioof or relating to a court of law
Japanese 司法の
- 司法の (shihō no)of or relating to a court of law
Korean 사법의
- 사법의 (sabeobui)of or relating to a court of law
Latin iūdiciālis
- iūdiciālisof or relating to a court of law
Malay kehakiman
- kehakimanof or relating to a court of law
Polish sądowy, władza sądownicza
- sądowyof or relating to a court of law
- władza sądowniczabranch of government responsible for administration of justice
Portuguese judiciário
- judiciárioof or relating to a court of law
Romanian judiciar
- judiciarof or relating to a court of law
Russian суде́бный
- суде́бный (sudébnyj)of or relating to a court of law
Scottish Gaelic dligheil
- dligheilof or relating to a court of law
Slovak súdny
- súdnyof or relating to a court of law
Spanish judicial
- judicialof or relating to a court of law
Swedish rättslig, juridisk
- rättsligof or relating to a court of law
- juridiskof or relating to a court of law
- judiciellof or relating to a court of law
Turkish adli
- adliof or relating to a court of law
Ukrainian судови́й
- судови́й (sudovýj)of or relating to a court of law
Vietnamese tư pháp
- tư phápof or relating to a court of law
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with judicial
Cite this entry
judicial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judicial
“judicial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judicial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “judicial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judicial.
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