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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒuːˈdɪʃ^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒuˈdɪʃəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jo̅o̅ dish′əl)

ju•di•cial /dʒuˈdɪʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]

relating to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice;
relating to courts of law or to judges;
judiciary:judicial proceedings.
characteristic of a judge or the judiciary:judicial solemnity.

ju•di•cial•ly, adv. See -jud-.

ju•di•cial ( jo̅o̅ dish′əl),USA pronunciation adj.

pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice:judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
pertaining to courts of law or to judges;
judiciary:judicial functions.
of or pertaining to a judge;
proper to the character of a judge;
judgelike:judicial gravity.
inclined to make or give judgments;
critical;
discriminating:a judicial mind.
decreed, sanctioned, or enforced by a court:a judicial decision.
giving or seeking judgment, as in a dispute or contest;
determinative:a judicial duel over lands.
inflicted by God as a judgment or punishment.

Latin jūdiciālis of the law courts, equivalent. to jūdici(um) judgment (see judge, -ium) + -ālis -al¹
Middle English 1350–1400

ju•di′cial•ly, adv.
ju•di′cial•ness, n.

judicious.

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judicial /dʒuːˈdɪʃəl/ adj

of or relating to the administration of justice
of or relating to judgment in a court of law or to a judge exercising this function
allowed or enforced by a court of law: a decree of judicial separation
having qualities appropriate to a judge
giving or seeking judgment, esp determining or seeking determination of a contested issue

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin jūdiciālis belonging to the law courts, from jūdicium judgment, from jūdex a judgejuˈdicially adv

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