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Definition of judicial
1a : 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
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The 53-year-old Kavanaugh, who clerked for Kennedy and who currently sits on the U.S. court of appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court, emphasized in his remarks accepting the nomination the importance of judicial independence. — Alana Abramson, Time, "President Trump Names New Supreme Court Justice," 10 July 2018 In a commentary in the Mercury Sun, the presiding judge, Patricia Lucas, and two former judges argued the recall threatened judges' judicial independence. — Author: Meagan Flynn, Anchorage Daily News, "Voters remove California judge who sentenced Brock Turner to 6 months for Stanford sexual assault," 6 June 2018 Kavanaugh’s hundreds of judicial opinions show his commitment to careful, honest, detached interpretation of the Constitution and laws of the United States. — Jack Goldsmith, Time, "Brett Kavanaugh Will Right the Course of the Supreme Court," 12 July 2018 Donald Trump’s efforts to unilaterally reshape U.S. immigration policy are bumping up against the federal judicial system – with mixed results. — Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg.com, "Travel Ban Win Could Embolden Trump on Border," 27 June 2018 There are numerous instances in which the statements and actions of government officials are not subject to judicial scrutiny or intervention. — Jess Bravin, WSJ, "Justice Kennedy Critiques President Trump, Even as He Upholds Travel Ban," 26 June 2018 The lower courts regarded these disclosure requirements as involving standard medical information that didn’t trigger the tougher judicial scrutiny that protected speech enjoys. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "SCOTUS Rules Against California Law Requiring Anti-Abortion Centers To Tell Whole Truth," 26 June 2018 The move comes as a federal judge in DC mulled an ACLU challenge to the man's detention, which had drawn unprecedented judicial scrutiny to the US's legal underpinning for the war on ISIS. — Sophie Tatum, CNN, "Pentagon plans to release US citizen held in Iraq, Justice Dept. tells court," 6 June 2018 Puri’s lawsuit was only the beginning of a judicial and political odyssey. — Matías Costa, Smithsonian, "The Battle Over the Memory of the Spanish Civil War," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'judicial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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'Judicial' v. 'Judicious': We'll Settle...
'Judicial' v. 'Judicious': We'll Settle The Case
If your judgment is sound, use 'judicious.'
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The first known use of judicial was in the 14th century
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English Language Learners Definition of judicial
: of or relating to courts of law or judges
: ordered or done by a court
: responsible for dealing with all legal cases involving the government
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Kids Definition of judicial
1 : of courts or judges the judicial branch
2 : ordered or done by a court judicial review
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Legal Definition of judicial
1a : 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
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