-kəˌchu̇(ə)r, -kəchər, -ˌkāchər noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin judicatura, from Latin judicatus (past participle of judicare ) + -ura -ure
1. : the action of judging : the administration of justice (as by courts of law)
judicature is nothing else but an interpretation of the laws — Thomas Hobbes
the Supreme Court of Judicature in England
2. : a court of justice : a legal tribunal
the Court of the Lord Lyon in Scotland is one of the judicatures of that country — F.J.Grant
3. : judiciary 1
the Lyon Court is a … part of the judicature of Scotland — L.G.Pine