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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
Until recently, the judiciary tended to indirectly address the claims that now appear more formally as the unitary executive theory.
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Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Roske’s effort to assassinate Kavanaugh has become one of the highest-profile examples of rising violence against the judiciary.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Hours into its first day, the government shutdown has already started to exert drag on cases moving through the federal judiciary.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The undermining of an independent judiciary.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Roske’s effort to assassinate Kavanaugh has become one of the highest-profile examples of rising violence against the judiciary.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Hours into its first day, the government shutdown has already started to exert drag on cases moving through the federal judiciary.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The undermining of an independent judiciary.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judiciary
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The family—an ambivalent institution bar none—shapes us, and yet our individuality resists that shaping.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Speaking of which, the neighborhood—considered one of Chicago’s hippest—is a cultural hub with renowned restaurants, funky cafes and trendy bars.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal rejected China's sweeping South China Sea claims in the waters but Chinese government has ignored the ruling since.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most conflicts are decided by the tribunal of public opinion.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Gibson went before a judge in a bench trial.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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When Grimes rose up over Tre Mann and completed the rally with his dagger three, Joel Embiid sprinted off the bench with a huge smile on his face, and the entire bench joined him.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The ruling partially reversed a previous appeals court decision, finding that the original trial court correctly adjudicated the charge of accommodation discrimination.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dismissal hearings were ongoing as of Wednesday in BMC and district courts in both Suffolk and Middlesex counties, according to the trial court office.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judiciary. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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