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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"
2: belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"
3: relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system" [syn: judicial, juridical, juridic]
4: expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett [syn: discriminative, judicial]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judex Date: 14th century 1. a. of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary <judicial processes> b. belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction — compare executive, legislative 2. ordered or enforced by a court <a judicial sale> 3. of, characterized by, or expressing judgment ; critical 1b 4. arising from a judgment of God 5. belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary • judicially adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of, done by, or proper to a court of law. 2 having the function of judgement (a judicial assembly). 3 of or proper to a judge. 4 expressing a judgement; critical. 5 impartial. 6 regarded as a divine judgement. Phrases and idioms: judicial factor Sc. an official receiver. judicial separation the separation of man and wife by decision of a court. Derivatives: judicially adv. Etymology: ME f. L judicialis f. judicium judgement f. judex JUDGE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Judicial Ju*di"cial, a. [L. judicialis, fr. judicium judgment, fr. judex judge: cf. OF. judicial. See Judge.] 1. Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court; as, judicial power; judicial proceedings; a judicial sale. ``Judicial massacres.'' --Macaulay. Not a moral but a judicial law, and so was abrogated. --Milton. 2. Fitted or apt for judging or deciding; as, a judicial mind. 3. Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive. See Executive. 4. Judicious. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Judicial means relating to the legal system and to judgments made in a court of law. ...an independent judicial inquiry... ...judicial decisions. ADJ: ADJ n • judicially Even if the amendment is passed it can be defeated judicially. ADV: ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Juridical, forensic.

Moby Thesaurus

actionable, analytical, applicable, authorized, careful, circumspect, competent, considerate, constitutional, critical, curial, discerning, discreet, discriminating, discriminative, discriminatory, distinguishing, enlightened, fair, forensic, impartial, judgmatic, judgmental, judicative, judicatorial, judicatory, judiciary, judicious, juridic, juridical, jurisdictional, jurisdictive, juristic, just, justiciable, keen, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, licit, magisterial, official, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, politic, provident, prudent, prudential, reflecting, reflective, rightful, sanctioned, sharp, statutory, thoughtful, tribunal, valid, well-advised, well-judged, within the law