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English Dictionary: Judiciary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
judiciary
n
  1. persons who administer justice
    Synonym(s): judiciary, bench
  2. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
    Synonym(s): judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. judiciaria, F.
      judiciaire.]
      That branch of government in which judicial power is vested;
      the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges,
      taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate
      committee on the judiciary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. judiciarius, fr.
      judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See {Judicial}.]
      Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals;
      judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. --Bp. Burnet.
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