judicial branch
Noun
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The branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice (synset 108373830)
referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authoritymember holonym:
- circuit court of appeals - one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'
- supreme court, supreme court of the united states, united states supreme court - the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
belongs to: u.s., u.s. government, united states, united states government, us government - the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
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