judicatory

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judicatory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. judicatorius.]
     Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing
     justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. --T. Wharton.
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           Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way.
                                                    --Bp. Hall.
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  Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\ (277), n. [L. judicatorium.]
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     1. A court of justice; a tribunal. --Milton.
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     2. Administration of justice.
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              The supreme court of judicatory.      --Clarendon.
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judicatory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  judicatory
      n 1: the system of law courts that administer justice and
           constitute the judicial branch of government [syn:
           judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system]