judiciary

Definition of judiciarynext
as in bar
the courts of law and judges in a country, state, etc.; the branch of government that includes courts of law and judges the federal judiciary

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Recent Examples of judiciary The students also demanded changes in the judiciary and urgent investigations in top-level corruption cases that might have been sidelined due to political pressure under Vucic. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 Neither party can be proud of its recent impact on the federal judiciary; the Republicans seek youthful doctrinaires, and the Democrats indulge racial and gender preferences. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026 Parties that probably would support Eisenkot have vowed to improve Israel’s international standing and work to conscript ultra-Orthodox men while bolstering the independence of the judiciary. — Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 His attacks on Israel’s judiciary, corruption trials, and refusal to take responsibility for security lapses ahead of Hamas’s terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, have generated significant opposition among Israelis. — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for judiciary
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Noun
  • Common areas also include a lively lobby bar and cigar room for pours and puffs, respectively, as well as an impressive wine list with bottles sourced from all over the world.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In 1991, Taylor, then 19, fatally beat two people, ages 83 and 79, with a metal bar during a robbery in their Gadsden, Alabama, home.
    — KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
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  • The pro-European government of Donald Tusk accuses Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki, who is aligned with PiS, of blocking judges elected by the parliamentary majority from taking up their posts at the tribunal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Parliament has continued appointing judges under Poland's constitution, but several of those appointments have been blocked from taking office amid a years-long standoff between the government, the presidency and the tribunal itself.
    — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • President Joe Biden nominated Colom, a district attorney in northeast Mississippi, to the federal bench in 2022, and Mississippi’s other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, supported him.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Kansas bench chipped in 46 points to help keep Middle Tennessee at bay and build the lead to as many as 50 points in the second half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • The panel noted that Masterson himself had asked the trial court before his 2022 trial to limit references to Scientology, citing the public’s generally negative perception of the organization.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Those named in the report petitioned a trial court to prevent its publication, and the court partially agreed, allowing some redactions to be made public.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judiciary. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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