'Judicature' definitions:
Definition of 'judicature'
(from WordNet)
noun
An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: court, tribunal, judicature]
noun
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system]
noun
The act of meting out justice according to the law [syn: administration, judicature]
noun
The position of judge [syn: judgeship, judicature]
Definition of 'Judicature'
From: GCIDE
- Judicature \Ju"di*ca*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. LL. judicatura.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice. [1913 Webster]
- The honor of the judges in their judicature is the king's honor. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A court of justice; a judicatory. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court. [1913 Webster]
- Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for that was not his office, but the morality, of divorce. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'judicature'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjudgment,
- adjudication,
- arbitrament,
- arbitration,
- Areopagus,
- board,
- choice,
- council,
- court,
- court of arbitration,
- court of justice,
- court of law,
- curia,
- deeming,
- discrimination,
- forum,
- good judgment,
- inquisition,
- judging,
- judgment,
- judicatory,
- judicial process,
- judiciary,
- justice,
- law court,
- legal tribunal,
- the courts,
- the Inquisition,
- tribunal