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
In Bolivia, Sánchez said, many figures tied to that movement — including officials in the judiciary, security forces, bureaucracy and prosecutorial system — still control the real levers of power, even after Paz, then an opposition figure, won the presidency in late 2025.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Student Andrew Taramykin said the judiciary is a special place, with some 30,000 employees.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Now that the federal government has shared their replies to Khan and Omer’s petition, the case is due for final arguments, after which a decision will be given by the judiciary.
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Some of those proposals would also ban trading by members of the executive branch and judiciary.
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Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Student Andrew Taramykin said the judiciary is a special place, with some 30,000 employees.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Now that the federal government has shared their replies to Khan and Omer’s petition, the case is due for final arguments, after which a decision will be given by the judiciary.
—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Some of those proposals would also ban trading by members of the executive branch and judiciary.
—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judiciary
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Television executives say those viewers have always been watching at bars, restaurants and other locations, so now the ratings are a more accurate reflection of the real audience size.
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The invading army of World Cup tourists love our hospitality, barbeque, ranch dressing, bars, superstores, fast food and our all-around coolness.
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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.
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The South China Sea tribunal in 2016 in the Hague has ruled that China cannot legally occupy the shoal.
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The former Sweden youth international took her appeal to CAS after losing her initial claim at a FIFA tribunal.
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The baseball bats, authorities said, included one stored near his home's front door and five more in a kitchen storage bench.
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His wife, the literary agent Julie Barer, who’d dedicated his bench, was out, as was their twelve-year-old son, Beckett, who’s been coaching his father through the video game Baldur’s Gate 3.
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The court remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing.
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The trial court dismissed the petition as time-barred on May 1, 2025, concluding it was filed one day past the 365-day jurisdictional deadline.
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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judiciary. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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