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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However, public trust in that body and the wider judiciary is scant following a slew of high-profile graft scandals coupled with a conspicuous lack of prosecutions or accountability.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 June 2025
Hegseth’s reference to limits on the judiciary’s power over foreign policy harkens to the administration’s legal argument against returning Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Salvadoran prison.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 12 June 2025
District Judge John Holcomb, in a June 2 order, declined to halt Trump’s use of the AEA to deport Venezuelan nationals, warning that the judiciary is overstepping its authority.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025
But Trump and his lackeys are also using a second tactic: trying to undermine public confidence in the judiciary — even inviting threats to the safety of judges and seeking to intimidate them.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 June 2025
Hegseth’s reference to limits on the judiciary’s power over foreign policy harkens to the administration’s legal argument against returning Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Salvadoran prison.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 12 June 2025
District Judge John Holcomb, in a June 2 order, declined to halt Trump’s use of the AEA to deport Venezuelan nationals, warning that the judiciary is overstepping its authority.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025
But Trump and his lackeys are also using a second tactic: trying to undermine public confidence in the judiciary — even inviting threats to the safety of judges and seeking to intimidate them.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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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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