Dictionary entry details
• JUDICATURE (noun)
Meaning:
An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
court; judicature; tribunal
Hypernyms ("judicature" is a kind of...):
assembly (a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose)
Meronyms (parts of "judicature"):
Bench (the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively)
Meronyms (members of "judicature"):
jury (a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judicature"):
kangaroo court (an irregular unauthorized court)
military court (a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel)
moot court (a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases)
police court (a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses)
probate court (a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates)
quarter sessions (a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions)
Rota ((Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts)
Star Chamber (a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments)
superior court (any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court)
high court; state supreme court; supreme court (the highest court in most states of the United States)
traffic court (a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offences)
juvenile court (a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children)
Inquisition (a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy)
International Court of Justice; World Court (a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations)
appeals court; appellate court; court of appeals (a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies)
assizes; court of assize; court of assize and nisi prius (the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts))
chancery; court of chancery (a court with jurisdiction in equity)
consistory (a church tribunal or governing body)
criminal court (a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases)
divorce court (a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts)
court of domestic relations; domestic relations court; family court (a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children))
federal court (a court establish by the authority of a federal government)
F.I.S.C.; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies)
inferior court; lower court (any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court)
trial court (the first court before which the facts of a case are decided)
Meaning:
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
judicatory; judicial system; judiciary; judicature
Hypernyms ("judicature" is a kind of...):
scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judicature"):
Federal Judiciary (the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws)
Holonyms ("judicature" is a part of...):
authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
Meaning:
The administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
justice; judicature
Context example:
justice deferred is justice denied
Hypernyms ("judicature" is a kind of...):
administration; disposal (a method of tending to (especially business) matters)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Domain member category:
prejudice (disadvantage by prejudice)
Meaning:
The position of judge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
judgeship; judicature
Hypernyms ("judicature" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
