judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl 
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
judicial processes
judicial powers
b
: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare executive, legislative
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial sale
3
: belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary
judicial robes
judicial dignity
4
: of, characterized by, or expressing judgment : critical sense 2d
5
: arising from a judgment of God
Examples of judicial in a Sentence
the judicial branch of government
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The settlement between the Davidson County Board of Education and the student's family is pending judicial approval in federal court.
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As Trump’s judicial machinery ramps up, the divide between loyalty and legal pedigree will likely face its first real tests in the coming months.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
The settlement between the Davidson County Board of Education and the student's family is pending judicial approval in federal court.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
As Trump’s judicial machinery ramps up, the divide between loyalty and legal pedigree will likely face its first real tests in the coming months.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
The Challenge Of Imposing Reform Data, media, journalism and judicial evidence may soon not be as reliable by default.
—Ashish Sukhadeve, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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“Judicial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judicial. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
ju̇-ˈdish-əl
1
: of or relating to courts or judges
2
: ordered or enforced by a court
a judicial decision
Legal Definition
judicial
adjective
ju·di·cial
jü-ˈdi-shəl
1
a
: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
b
: of, relating to, or being the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative sense 2, executive sense 1, legislative
2
: created, ordered, or enforced by a court
a judicial foreclosure
compare conventional sense 1, legal sense 2c
judicially
adverb
Etymology
Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic-, judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say
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