judicatory

Definition of judicatorynext

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Noun
  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Noun
  • Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, who leads Iran's judiciary, was giving an interview on state television at the demonstration when the strike happened.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The Israeli military later posted a second message in Farsi, noting the head of Iran’s judiciary was at the rally and criticizing Iran for blocking many from seeing their warning.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Anthropic was happy to permit a role for Claude to surveil individuals under the jurisdiction of a FISA court, a secretive tribunal that oversees requests for surveillance warrants involving foreign powers or their agents on domestic soil.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • China holds Tibet without noticeable bother, commits crimes against its Uyghur Muslim minority with impunity, launches acts of aggression against its neighbors in the South China Sea, and growls off any court or tribunal that looks askance—which few do.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The state’s highest criminal court concluded the evidence showed not only that Mejia did not commit the crime, but that no crime occurred at all.
    Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In the Democratic primary, a former misdemeanor criminal court judge, Etta Mullin, beat incumbent Hector Garza for the 195th District Court.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Needing to go the length of the court, Palisades inbounded the ball to Levey, who was pinned along the sideline near the scorer’s table with time running out and had to launch an off-balance shot that fell short.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Players were offered $10,000 to $30,000 bribes per game, and Smith paid players after successful bets, according to court documents.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Judicatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judicatory. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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