judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl 
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
judicial processes
judicial powers
b
: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare executive, legislative
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial sale
3
: belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary
judicial robes
judicial dignity
4
: of, characterized by, or expressing judgment : critical sense 2d
5
: arising from a judgment of God
Examples of judicial in a Sentence
the judicial branch of government
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The federal government is, of course, free to express discontent with judicial orders and move to have these overturned.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The judicial pushback has been a rare source of restraint on the President’s agenda from within the government, as Republicans in control of both the House and Senate have not defended Congressional authority over federal funding.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 27 June 2025
Rather than recognize nearly a century's worth of judicial practice, the Court instead looked to the origins of the judicial opinions of the king.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi said 35 of the 40 nationwide injunctions issued this year had come from five of the nation’s 94 federal judicial districts.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 27 June 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The judicial pushback has been a rare source of restraint on the President’s agenda from within the government, as Republicans in control of both the House and Senate have not defended Congressional authority over federal funding.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 27 June 2025
Rather than recognize nearly a century's worth of judicial practice, the Court instead looked to the origins of the judicial opinions of the king.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi said 35 of the 40 nationwide injunctions issued this year had come from five of the nation’s 94 federal judicial districts.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 27 June 2025
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“Judicial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judicial. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
ju̇-ˈdish-əl
1
: of or relating to courts or judges
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial decision
Legal Definition
judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
b
: of, relating to, or being the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative sense 2, executive sense 1, legislative
2
: created, ordered, or enforced by a court
a judicial foreclosure
compare conventional sense 1, legal sense 2c
judicially
adverb
Etymology
Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic-, judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say
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