juristocracy

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noun

Rule or government by the judiciary or court system.

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Meanings

nounjuristocracy (plural juristocracies)

plural juristocracies

  1. Rule or government by the judiciary or court system.

    The era of juristocracy carries with it certain obligations by the judiciary.

    2020 July 10, Key Dingake, “Reflections on Malawi's 2019 elections court decisions”, in Mmegi
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    Does that not imply that a court charged with the application of rights assumes the role of a superlegislature, transforming liberal democracies into juristocracies?

    2012, Matthias Klatt, Institutionalized Reason: The Jurisprudence of Robert Alexy, page 205
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juristocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juristocracy

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“juristocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juristocracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “juristocracy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juristocracy.

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