judicature C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /ˈdʒudɪkəˌtʃʊr/ UK /ˈdʒuːdɪkətʃə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the administration of justice or the body of judges collectively Reform of the judicature was demanded after the corrupt verdict. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the administration of... judiciarybenchmagistracytribunaljurisdiction Word family Related forms judicatoryjudgejudicialjudiciary Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin 'iudicatura', from Latin 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say, declare'). iudicatura Medieval Latin iudicare Latin iudex Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # judicature **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒudɪkəˌtʃʊr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒuːdɪkətʃə/ ## Meanings 1. the administration of justice or the body of judges collectively ## Examples - Reform of the judicature was demanded after the corrupt verdict. ## Synonyms - judiciary - bench - magistracy - tribunal - jurisdiction ## Related Forms - judicatory - judge - judicial - judiciary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: iudicatura - Root: iudicare - Root: iudex ## Etymology From Medieval Latin 'iudicatura', from Latin 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say, declare'). ## AI Etymology Judicature comes from Medieval Latin 'iudicatura', from Latin 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say, declare'). The etymological trail includes Medieval Latin iudicatura, Latin iudicare, Latin iudex. The same word family includes judicatory, judge, judicial, judiciary. Its current noun use means "the administration of justice or the body of judges collectively". ## Topics - The Human Body markdown