judicial

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.

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judicial

Adjective

1. of judges or the administration of justice

2. showing or using good judgment: judicial self-restraint [Latin judicium judgment]

judicially adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	judicial - decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision" legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
	2.	judicial - belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"
	3.	judicial - relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system" juridic, juridical
	4.	judicial - expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett discriminative critical - characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"

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judicial

adjective legal, official, judiciary, juridical

Translations

judicial [dʒuːˈdɪʃl] adj → judicial

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judicial [dʒuːˈdɪʃl] adj → judiciaire (= fair); impartial(e)

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judicial [dʒuːˈdɪʃl] adj → gerichtlich, Justiz- (fig); kritisch;

judicial review → gerichtliche Überprüfung f

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judicial [dʒuːˈdɪʃl] adj → giudiziale, giudiziario/a