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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Judicature
Description: Judicature is a noun that refers to the authority or jurisdiction of a court of law.Â
The Latin word judicare (joo duh CAR ay) means ‘to judge.’ It’s given birth to a number of English words like ‘adjudicate, ‘judicious’ and, of course, ‘judge.’ Our word of the day can be used to refer very specifically to a particular court, or to judges in general. Example:
The judicature of the state is among the finest in our nation. There simply is no other collection of judges that have the wisdom, the insig...