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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. persons who administer justice;
[syn: judiciary, bench]

2. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government;
[syn: judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. judiciarius, fr. judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See Judicial.] Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. judiciaria, F. judiciaire.] That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate committee on the judiciary. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

judiciary n 1: persons who administer justice [syn: judiciary, bench] 2: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "judiciary": Areopagus, board, council, critical, curia, curial, forum, inquisition, judgment, judgmental, judicative, judicatorial, judicatory, judicature, judicial, judicial process, judicious, juridic, jurisdictional, jurisdictive, juristic, justice, magisterial, the Inquisition, the courts, tribunal
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

JUDICIARY. That which is done while administering justice; the judges taken collectively; as, the liberties of the people are secured by a wise and independent judiciary. See Courts; and 3 Story, Const. B. 3, c. 3 8.