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judiciary

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Definition of judiciary

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 Starting in late 2025, however, the public began to learn how deeply parts of the judiciary had become entangled in corruption. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 Citing the country's judiciary, IRNA said the men took part in unrest in the northeastern city of Mashhad that left four members of the security forces dead earlier this year. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 There may not be evidence enough in that report to justify his removal to a skeptical judiciary. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026 Police in the United States have never been a part of the judiciary. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for judiciary

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There are seven bedrooms and six full bathrooms dispersed throughout, with additional spaces including a billiards room with a bar, a cozy reading nook, and a sun porch with wraparound windows.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Regiment One55 Bar & Lounge will open inside the restaurant as a space that draws inspiration from British cocktail bars, reimagined through an Indian lens.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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After the Nuremberg tribunal, the top Nazi leadership were rightly hanged for their crimes, yet even these were not open for public viewing, because that is savagery.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
In Canada, when an Air Canada chatbot invented a bereavement-fare policy, the airline argued the bot was a separate entity responsible for its own actions; the tribunal called the submission remarkable and made the airline pay.

— Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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At least a computer might know that’s not a saxophone, hiding like a serpent beneath the piano bench.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
In the suit, Paredes is requesting a bench trial and is asking for a temporary injunction to stop the city from enforcing its ban until after a trial has been conducted.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

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In Ben Gamla, though, the trial court judge relied on federal case law.

— Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
The trial court will need to decide whether the university was legally justified in concealing and redacting certain documents and whether Abraham qualifies for attorneys' fees.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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