judicature

Other forms: judicatures

Definitions of judicature

1. noun

   the act of meting out justice according to the law
   synonyms: administration

   type of:

   justice

   judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
2. noun

   the position of judge
   synonyms: judgeship

   type of:

   berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

   a job in an organization
3. noun

   the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
   synonyms: judicatory, judicial system, judiciary

   types:

   Federal Judiciary

   the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws

   type of:

   scheme, system

   a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
4. noun

   an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
   synonyms: court, tribunal

   types:

   court, court of justice, court of law, lawcourt

   a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

   International Court of Justice, World Court

   a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations

   appeals court, appellate court, court of appeals

   a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies

   assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius

   the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)

   chancery, court of chancery

   a court with jurisdiction in equity

   consistory

   a church tribunal or governing body

   criminal court

   a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases

   divorce court

   a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts

   court of domestic relations, domestic relations court, family court

   a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)

   federal court

   a court establish by the authority of a federal government

   F.I.S.C., Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

   a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies

   inferior court, lower court

   any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court

   Inquisition

   a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

   juvenile court

   a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children

   kangaroo court

   an irregular unauthorized court

   military court

   a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel

   moot court

   a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases

   police court

   a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses

   probate court

   a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates

   quarter sessions

   a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions

   Rota

   (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

   Star Chamber

   a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments

   superior court

   any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court

   high court, state supreme court, supreme court

   the highest court in most states of the United States

   traffic court

   a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses

   trial court

   the first court before which the facts of a case are decided

   circuit court of appeals

   one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'

   court-martial

   a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law

   night court

   a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night

   Old Bailey

   the central criminal court in London

   provost court

   a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area

   Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court

   the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation

   type of:

   assembly

   a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose