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judicial

ju·di·cial [ joo dísh'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. relating to judges: relating or belonging to a body of judges or to the system that administers justice

2. relating to court judgments: relating to judges in performance of their duties or to judgment in a court of law

3. enforced by law court: enforced or sanctioned by a court of law

4. appropriate to judges: appropriate to a judge or expected of a judge

[14th century. < Latin judicialis< judicium "legal proceedings" < judex (see judge)]

ju·di·cial·ly adverb
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