judiciary

ju·di·cia·ry | \ jü-ˈdi-shē-ˌer-ē

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Definition of judiciary

1a : a system of courts of law

b : the judges of these courts

2 : a branch of government in which judicial power is vested

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Recent Examples on the Web Neither DeSantis' office nor the offices of Republican leaders in related judiciary and criminal justice committees immediately responded to requests for comment. — NBC News, "'Stand your ground' in Florida could be expanded under DeSantis' 'anti-mob' proposal," 12 Nov. 2020 The country has a free press, a strong and independent judiciary, election officials dedicated to an honest counting of the votes and a strong political opposition, none of which exists in Belarus or Russia. — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, "Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company," 11 Nov. 2020 Next in the rankings came the judiciary (with a score of 79), high-tech and AI (78), and aerospace and engineering (both 72). — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Despite more women leaders, society thinks men are more suitable in leadership roles, study finds," 9 Nov. 2020 Biden will take over with an entrenched conservative majority on the Supreme Court and a federal judiciary reshaped with Trump's lifetime appointments. — Calvin Woodward And Michael Tackett, Star Tribune, "Americans pivot from red-hot Trump to Biden's seasoned cool," 7 Nov. 2020 Legal challenges to the voting limits have foundered in some courts, rejected by a federal judiciary that has shifted rightward under President Trump. — Washington Post, "Trump claims U.S. is ‘rounding the turn’ as more than 42,000 are hospitalized nationally for covid-19," 27 Oct. 2020 In 1560, Cosimo I de’ Medici, who later became the grand duke of Tuscany, wanted a building in which both the administrative and judiciary offices of Florence could be under one roof. — Nicole Kay Peterson, Quartz at Work, "How the needs of monks and empire builders helped mold the modern-day office," 23 Oct. 2020 In a country governed by a Constitution that allows a judiciary to uphold landownership rights (both private and public), the immense value coming from Jefferson’s inadvertent public-land experiment grows with each passing year. — Randy Newberg, Outdoor Life, "In the Future: There Will Always Be Public Hunting Land in America," 15 Oct. 2020 Certainly, in particular with the judiciary and the Trump administration’s record on life and religiou- liberty issues, the stamp of Mike Pence is plain to see. — Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, "I Was ‘Never Trump’ in 2016. I’m Still a Conservative. Here’s How I’m Voting," 2 Nov. 2020

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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judiciary. Accessed 26 Nov. 2020.

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