judicatory

[ joo-di-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary:

   judicatory power.

noun

, plural ju·di·ca·to·ries.

1. a court of law and justice; tribunal; judiciary.
2. the administration of justice.

judicatory

/ ˈdʒuːdɪkətərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the administration of justice

noun

1. a court of law
2. the administration of justice

Derived Forms

• ˌjudicaˈtorial, adjective

Other Words From

• non·judi·ca·tory adjective noun plural nonjudicatories

Word History and Origins

Origin of judicatory¹

1565–75; (noun) < Medieval Latin jūdicātōrium law court, equivalent to jūdicā ( re ) to judge + -tōrium -tory ²; (adj.) < Late Latin jūdicātōrius, equivalent to jūdicā ( re ) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Too often people and judicatories assume that if one of us is paid, it’s unfair to pay the other.

From Time

All Christendom is covered with numerous sects in the form of ecclesiastical judicatories, each claiming to be the true exponent of all religious truth.

From Project Gutenberg

But, instead of this, a bill was introduced which did not allow the Church judicatories to reject unless on grounds satisfactory to the civil court.

From Project Gutenberg

In Scotland the law of arrest in criminal procedure has a general constitutional analogy with that of England, though the practice differs with the varying character of the judicatories.

From Project Gutenberg

Being also examined anent the excommunication at Torwood, he declined to answer, as being an ecclesiastical matter, and they a civil judicatory.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• authority
• due process
• honesty
• integrity
• law
• right
• truth