judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
jü-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē 
-ˈdi-shə-rē
-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
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Judicial review voids Congressional statutes as unconstitutional — but Congress overrides the judiciary by playing a role in amending the Constitution.
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Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
The message is that the executive is powerful to the extent that the Court allows it, but that ultimately the judiciary rules supreme.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
If Congress wants to have hearings and consider the risks of prosecuting former presidents, that's where democracy resolves questions like that, not by the unelected judiciary finding a principle that doesn't exist anywhere in the constitution.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
During a surge in attacks on the judiciary around that time, the state supreme court in Colorado was shaky about its authority to decide whether Trump should be removed from the state's ballots.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
The message is that the executive is powerful to the extent that the Court allows it, but that ultimately the judiciary rules supreme.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
If Congress wants to have hearings and consider the risks of prosecuting former presidents, that's where democracy resolves questions like that, not by the unelected judiciary finding a principle that doesn't exist anywhere in the constitution.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
During a surge in attacks on the judiciary around that time, the state supreme court in Colorado was shaky about its authority to decide whether Trump should be removed from the state's ballots.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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judiciary
noun
ju·di·cia·ry
ju̇-ˈdish-ē-ˌer-ē
-ˈdish-ə-rē
-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
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