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Definitions for Judicial

[1] pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
[2] pertaining to courts of law or to judges; judiciary: judicial functions.
[3] of or relating to a judge; proper to the character of a judge; judgelike: judicial gravity.
[4] inclined to make or give judgments; critical; discriminating: a judicial mind.
[5] decreed, sanctioned, or enforced by a court: a judicial decision.
[6] giving or seeking judgment, as in a dispute or contest; determinative: a judicial duel over lands.
[7] inflicted by God as a judgment or punishment.
[8] of or relating to the administration of justice
[9] of or relating to judgment in a court of law or to a judge exercising this function
[10] inclined to pass judgment; discriminating
[11] allowed or enforced by a court of law a decree of judicial separation
[12] having qualities appropriate to a judge
[13] giving or seeking judgment, esp determining or seeking determination of a contested issue

Words related to Judicial

juridical, administrative, authoritative, constitutional, discriminating, distinguished, equitable, forensic, impartial, judiciary, lawful, magisterial, official, pontifical, regular, statutory, principled, jurisdictional, juristic, legalistic

Words nearby Judicial

judicative, judicator, judicatory, judicature, judiciable, judicial, judicial activism, judicial branch, judicial committee of the privy council, judicial conference, judicial restraint

Origin of Judicial

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin jūdiciālis of the law courts, equivalent to jūdici(um ) judgment (see judge, -ium) + -ālis -al1

Words that may be confused with Judicial

judicial, judiciary, judicious, (see, synonym, study, at, judicious)

Other words from Judicial

ju·di·cial·ly , adverb
ju·di·cial·ness , noun
non·ju·di·cial , adjective
non·ju·di·cial·ly , adverb
sem·i·ju·di·cial , adjective
sem·i·ju·di·cial·ly , adverb
sub·ju·di·cial , adjective
sub·ju·di·cial·ly , adverb
su·per·ju·di·cial , adjective
su·per·ju·di·cial·ly , adverb
un·ju·di·cial , adjective
un·ju·di·cial·ly , adverb

Word origin for Judicial

C14: from Latin jūdiciālis belonging to the law courts, from jūdicium judgment, from jūdex a judge

Synonyms for Judicial

juridical, administrative, authoritative, constitutional, discriminating, distinguished, equitable, forensic, impartial, judgelike, judiciary, jurisdictional, juristic, lawful, legalistic, magisterial, official, pontifical, principled, regular, statutory