sub judice

[ suhb joo-di-see; Latin soob yoo-di-ke ]

adverb

1. before a judge or court; awaiting judicial determination.

sub judice

/ ˈdʒuːdɪsɪ /

adjective

1. usually postpositive before a court of law or a judge; under judicial consideration

Word History and Origins

Origin of sub judice¹

First recorded in 1605–15, sub judice is from Latin sub jūdice

Word History and Origins

Origin of sub judice¹

Latin

Example Sentences

To date no conclusion can be made as to the contributor to the incident and it would be sub judice to say so.

From The Daily Beast

Adhuc sub judice lis est—and it is never likely to be satisfactorily settled.

From Project Gutenberg

Often a commissioner had to leave the bench because he was himself a party to the suit that was sub judice.

From Project Gutenberg

"How far these questions are psychic and how far material is still sub judice," said the Professor, with an air of toleration.

From Project Gutenberg

It will be remembered that I regard Weismann's theory of heredity, with all its deductive consequences, as still sub judice.

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The subject must remain sub judice; but what we know not now, we hope to know hereafter.

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