judicial branch

noun

plural judicial branches

: the branch of government that is charged with trying (see try entry 1 sense 3) all cases that involve the government and with the interpretation and administration of laws and determination of rights within its jurisdiction : judiciary compare executive branch, legislative branch

Examples of judicial branch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McConnell has missed a number of Senate votes during his time in the hospital, narrowing Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s margins to pass legislation and confirm executive and judicial branch nominees. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Funded by nonpartisan pro-civic engagement groups – Democracy Rising Collaborative and Keep Our Republic – the trip served as a test case for whether Americans are concerned about challenges to the judicial branch's powers. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026

The issue in our judicial branch comes from activist judges in the circuit courts. — David Burck, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

The lawsuit is brought under a legal theory that the prison system has violated a state law known as the Administrative Procedure Act, which provides oversight to the legislative and judicial branches of state agencies and their actions. — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for judicial branch

• avalanche
• blanch
• cranch
• manche
• ranch
• stanch
• tranche