Judicially

ju·di·cial  (j-dshl)

adj.

1. Law

a. Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice: the judicial system.

b. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice: a judicial decision.

c. Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge: in judicial robes.

2. Characterized by or expressing judgment: the judicial function of a literary critic.

3. Proceeding from a divine judgment.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin idicilis, from idicium, judgment, from idex, idic-, judge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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ju·dicial·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	judicially - as ordered by a court
	2.	judicially - in a judicial manner; "judicially controlled process"