I. (ˈ)jü|dishəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment (from judic-, judex judex, judge) + -alis -al — more at judge
1. : of, relating to, or concerned with a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
the judicial powers of Congress — W.S.Sayre
the new judicial code
a judicial circuit
— compare administrative , executive , legislative
2. : of or relating to judgment concerning the supposed influence of the heavenly bodies on things human
prosecuted … for lecturing in judicial astrology — Times Literary Supplement
3. : ordered or enforced by a court or other legal tribunal
it could not be the end of the law, whether moral or judicial , to license a sin — John Milton
a judicial sale
— compare conventional
4. obsolete : judicious
showed himself so judicial and industrious as gave great satisfaction — John Smith †1631
5. : of, characterized by, or expressing judgment : critical 1c
gave a cold, judicial look at his lapel — Claud Cockburn
a biography … appreciative and yet judicial in purpose — Tyler Dennett
6. : arising from a judgment of God : coming as a divine punishment
a judicial pestilence
7. : belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary
with stern judicial frame of mind — W.S.Gilbert
weight of his judicial wig — Frank Yerby
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from judicial, adjective
obsolete : a law or ordinance that is subject to enforcement by the courts — compare moral law