judiciary

noun

ju·​di·​cia·​ry jü-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē  -ˈdi-shə-rē 

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

Examples of judiciary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What To Know On Sunday, Jahangir wrote in Mizan, the Iranian judiciary's outlet, that 71 people were killed in the Israeli strike on Iran's notorious Evin Prison. —Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025

Iran's judiciary said the men were convicted of espionage on behalf of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency. —Sahar Zand, ABC News, 28 June 2025

The suit thus puts the Trump Administration on a legal collision course with the judiciary over which branch of government has a superior level of power. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025

President Donald Trump's administration is escalating its battle with the U.S. judiciary over rulings that have stymied his agenda by filing a lawsuit with an unusual set of defendants: The judges themselves. —Nate Raymond, USA Today, 26 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

judiciary, adjective, from Latin judiciarius judicial, from judicium

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for judiciary

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• beriberi
• breviary
• budgetary
• capillary
• catenary
• cautionary

Kids Definition

judiciary

noun

ju·​di·​cia·​ry ju̇-ˈdish-ē-ˌer-ē  -ˈdish-ə-rē 

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

Legal Definition

judiciary

noun

ju·​di·​cia·​ry ju̇-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē, -ˈdi-shə-rē 

plural judiciaries

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 compare executive, legislature

judiciary adjective