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| 1. | The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice. | |
| 2. | A court of justice; a judicatory. | |
| 3. | The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court. |
| Noun | 1. | judicature - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
| 2. | judicature - the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government | |
| 3. | judicature - the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied" Synonyms: justice | |
| 4. | judicature - the position of judge |
JUDICATURE. The state of those employed in the administration of justice, and in this sense it is nearly synonymous with judiciary. This term is also used to signify a tribunal; and sometimes it is employed to show the extent of jurisdiction, as, the judicature is upon writs of error, &c. Com. Dig. Parliament, L 1; and see Com. Dig. Courts, A.
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