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the courts of law and judges in a country, state, etc.; the branch of government that includes courts of law and judges
the federal judiciary
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Recent Examples of judiciary
The judiciary's Mizan news agency also published the list.
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CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Mizan, the Iranian judiciary's official news agency, announced the execution of the three on Thursday, showing video of them sitting in prison uniforms in court.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
The referendum centers on long debated reforms aimed at reshaping the structure of Italy’s judiciary.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The governor’s office, Legislature and judiciary are largely exempt from public records requirements – leaving significant portions of the state government shielded from public scrutiny.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Mizan, the Iranian judiciary's official news agency, announced the execution of the three on Thursday, showing video of them sitting in prison uniforms in court.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
The referendum centers on long debated reforms aimed at reshaping the structure of Italy’s judiciary.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The governor’s office, Legislature and judiciary are largely exempt from public records requirements – leaving significant portions of the state government shielded from public scrutiny.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judiciary
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Around two-thirds of drugs that met the 1938 safety requirement failed the 1962 efficacy bar.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The ground floor is almost entirely devoted to the bright main restaurant and bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes,
6 May 2021
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The law is set to take effect in 30 days but its implementation could be delayed by pending court proceedings at Israel’s highest tribunal.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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The law is not retroactive and will not apply to October 7 suspects, though a separate bill could still establish a special tribunal with capital punishment for those cases.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Smith had been a fixture in the Heat’s bench rotation, playing in 67 of the Heat’s first 71 games.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The museum is fully accessible to all persons and there are benches throughout the galleries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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In July, an appellate court sent the case back to the trial court.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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But introducing the technology in Los Angeles County Superior Court — one of the country’s largest and busiest trial court systems — could spur other courts to consider adopting their own use of AI.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Judiciary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judiciary. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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