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judiciary

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Definition of judiciary

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the courts of law and judges in a country, state, etc.; the branch of government that includes courts of law and judges the federal judiciary

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Recent Examples of judiciary As Khodarkovsky puts it, the Russian executive was also the judiciary, a feature that lasted well into the nineteenth century. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Amnesty International has urged Syria to end trials in absentia and the use of the death penalty, incorporate crimes under international law into domestic legislation and reform the judiciary. — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 The League also held candidate forums in races for the Broward judiciary, School Board, state House and County Commission District 6. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 So, in consultation with the judiciary, economist Sultan Mehmood, of the New Economic School in Moscow, and collaborators tested whether AI could ease the burden. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for judiciary

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Days after what police say was a hate-motivated shooting outside a gay bar in Tucson, Arizona, a fuller picture of the gunman is coming to light.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Gold bars lie in a safe on a table at the precious metal dealer Pro Aurum.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

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Many leaders of the slaughter were tried and convicted by a United Nations war crimes tribunal that has now closed down.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The tribunal found that Mladic, together with late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic, were part of a criminal conspiracy to implement the plan.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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On Friday morning, trash was littered about the park, people appeared to be doing drugs, and an apparently homeless person and his belongings had set up camp on a park bench.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The Wood Chucks woodworking group has created benches and plant markers for the paths, among other projects.

— Erickson Senior Living, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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