judicature

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈdʒudɪkəˌtʃʊr/ UK /ˈdʒuːdɪkətʃə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... judiciary bench magistracy tribunal jurisdiction

Word family

Related forms judicatory judge judicial judiciary

Etymology

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

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Topics

The Human Body

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# 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

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