judicature

Meaning

Noun

• The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
• The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.
• Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary.

Related

Similar words

• judgeship
• judiciary

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman judicature, Middle French judicature, and their source, post-classical Latin iudicatura (12th century), from the participle stem of classical Latin iūdicāre ("to judge").