as in bar
the courts of law and judges in a country, state, etc.; the branch of government that includes courts of law and judges
the federal judiciary
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Recent Examples of judiciary
The purpose of the new rule is to allow the state’s judiciary to gather data on such arrests to better understand their impact and frequency, the agency said.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Alongside the stand-alone bill, Letlow also secured passage of an amendment through the House Appropriations Committee requiring the federal judiciary to examine the issue.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Political parties and their allies are spending big in Georgia’s Supreme Court races, prompting worries about the overt politicization of the judiciary, Greg Bluestein reports.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
While none of those migrants are being held at Bata, the visit put the spotlight on Equatorial Guinea’s overall human rights record and its judiciary, which rights campaigners have criticized for its lack of independence, arbitrary detentions and other abuses.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Alongside the stand-alone bill, Letlow also secured passage of an amendment through the House Appropriations Committee requiring the federal judiciary to examine the issue.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Political parties and their allies are spending big in Georgia’s Supreme Court races, prompting worries about the overt politicization of the judiciary, Greg Bluestein reports.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
While none of those migrants are being held at Bata, the visit put the spotlight on Equatorial Guinea’s overall human rights record and its judiciary, which rights campaigners have criticized for its lack of independence, arbitrary detentions and other abuses.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judiciary
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Yam Perera Núñez was granted a $33,002 bond, but is still behind bars due to an immigration hold.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Twenty years later, Edward Threatt, whose father once ran a bar and restaurant next to the station, led his family’s efforts to restore the building, aided by grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other organizations.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes,
6 May 2021
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The accusations paralleled those against Crasso in the Vatican tribunal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Crozier hit was a clear momentum changer, igniting the Tampa bench.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Boston’s 56-38 halftime lead was primarily fueled by bench scoring — its reserves outscored Philly’s 32-9 over the first two quarters — and dominant work on the glass.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The trial court dismissed the case, and a federal appeals court upheld the decision.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In oral arguments on Thursday, his attorney Jennifer Bonjean argued that the trial court improperly withheld salacious Facebook messages between the victim and Pascal Vicedomini, the proprietor of an Italian film festival.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judiciary. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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