judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
(noun) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Source: WordNet® 3.1
judicatory (comparative more judicatory, superlative most judicatory)
Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.
By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical.
judicatory (plural judicatories)
(chiefly, in Scotland) A court or tribunal
judicature
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"di*ca*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. judicatorius.]
Definition: Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. T. Wharton. Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way. Bp. Hall.
Ju"di*ca*to*ry (277), n. Etym: [L. judicatorium.]
1. A court of justice; a tribunal. Milton.
2. Administration of justice. The supreme court of judicatory. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
