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Definition of judiciary
1a : a system of courts of lawb : the judges of these courts
2 : a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
judiciary
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There has never been a Mizrahi prime minister, for example, and Ashkenazi Jews far outnumber Mizrahi Jews in areas like academia and the judiciary.
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D.C. Council member Charles Allen , D-Ward 6, who is chairman of the judiciary and public safety committee, said the District should be able to make its own laws without interference from Congress.
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Feinstein said Comey's statements about Lynch were also a matter for the judiciary committee to look at.
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There are 131 vacancies in the federal judiciary as of Monday.
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Fifteen years after U.S. Congress passed the E-Government Act of 2002, which was supposed to enhance citizen access to the judiciary, many states that are still not putting court documents online.
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During the period, the country witnessed a degradation in the rights of the news media, a heavily biased judiciary system, rampant corruption and abuses of power.
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Concealed-carry permits would no longer be required under the measure, which a House judiciary committee endorsed Wednesday evening.
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Christy Clark of Huntersville, state chapter leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, told judiciary committee members Wednesday, WRAL reported.
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Origin and Etymology of judiciary
judiciary, adjective, from Latin judiciarius judicial, from judicium
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1a : 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
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