JUDICATURE

judgeship, judicature

(noun) the position of judge

administration, judicature

(noun) the act of meting out justice according to the law

judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system

(noun) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

court, tribunal, judicature

(noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

judicature (countable and uncountable, plural judicatures)

The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process. [from 16th c.]

The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction. [from 16th c.]

Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary. [from 16th c.]

Synonyms

• (the position or status of a judge): judgeship

• (court or other assembly): judiciary

Source: Wiktionary

Ju"di*ca*ture, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. judicatura.]

1. The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice. The honor of the judges in their judicature is the king's honor. Bacon.

2. A court of justice; a judicatory. South.

3. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court. Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for that was not his office, but the morality, of divorce. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition