/ dʒuˈdɪʃəri; NAmE -ʃieri/ noun
(usually the judiciary ) [ C +sing./pl. v . ] ( pl. -ies ) the judges of a country or a state, when they are considered as a group :
an independent judiciary
—compare executive noun (3), legislature
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Latin judiciarius , from judicium judgement.