Synonyms of judiciary

judiciary

noun

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

Related Words

• bar
• judicature
• tribunal
• judicatory
• bench
• trial court
• civil court
• criminal court
• forum
• supreme court
• high court
• court-martial
• inquisition
• kangaroo court
• drumhead court-martial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of judiciary

Cindy Stormer, a Democratic judiciary candidate, highlighted about a dozen of the Tarrant County inmate deaths. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

These are women and men who are from our communities (and) who, for the most part, had long careers in the law or the judiciary, and the vast majority are trying to do the right thing. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026

The stakes are high because, in Israel’s parliamentary system, the judiciary – traditionally seen as the defender of the public and private good – is the only check on the government. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026

Purges of the state bureaucracy and judiciary followed, while Erdogan whittled away at the Turkish republic’s secular foundations with his brand of religious nationalism. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026