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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. judiciarius, fr.
   judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See {Judicial}.]
   Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals;
   judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. --Bp. Burnet.

Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. judiciaria, F.
   judiciaire.]
   That branch of government in which judicial power is vested;
   the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges,
   taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate
   committee on the judiciary.

Source : WordNet®

judiciary
     n 1: persons who administer justice [syn: {bench}]
     2: the system of law courts that administer justice and
        constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: {judicature},
         {judicatory}, {judicial system}]
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