Main Entry: ju·di·cia·ry

Pronunciation: \jü-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē, -ˈdi-shə-rē\

Function: noun

Etymology: judiciary, adjective, from Latin judiciarius judicial, from judicium

Date: 1787

1 a : a system of courts of law b : the judges of these courts
2 : a branch of government in which judicial power is vested

— judiciary adjective