judicatory

C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice

US /ˈdʒudɪkəˌtɔri/ UK /dʒuːˈdɪkətəri/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

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adj
relating to the administration of justice; a court or tribunal

The dispute was referred to the church's highest judicatory for ruling.

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1 adj · relating to the... tribunal court judiciary bench judicial

Word family

Related forms judicature judge judicial judiciary

Etymology

From Latin 'iudicatorius' ('pertaining to judgment'), from 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say').

iudicatorius Latin iudicare Latin iudex Latin

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Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives

# judicatory

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈdʒudɪkəˌtɔri
**IPA (UK):** dʒuːˈdɪkətəri

## Meanings
1. relating to the administration of justice; a court or tribunal

## Examples
- The dispute was referred to the church's highest judicatory for ruling.

## Synonyms
- tribunal
- court
- judiciary
- bench
- judicial

## Related Forms
- judicature
- judge
- judicial
- judiciary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: iudicatorius
- Root: iudicare
- Root: iudex

## Etymology
From Latin 'iudicatorius' ('pertaining to judgment'), from 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say').

## AI Etymology
Judicatory comes from Latin 'iudicatorius' ('pertaining to judgment'), from 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say'). The etymological trail includes Latin iudicatorius, Latin iudicare, Latin iudex. The same word family includes judicature, judge, judicial, judiciary. Its current adjective use means "relating to the administration of justice; a court or tribunal".

## Topics
- Crime & Justice
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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