n.
Pronunciation: jü- ' di-sh ē - ˌ er- ē , - ' di-sh ə -r ē
Function: noun
Etymology: judiciary, adjective, from Latin judiciarius judicial, from judicium
Date: 1787
1 a : a system of courts of law b : the judges of these courts
2 : a branch of government in which judicial power is vested
– judiciary adjective