"judicature" | Definition and Related Words

judicature

Noun

is a type of: assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
subtypes:
- court, court of justice, court of law, law court, lawcourt - a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
- international court of justice, world court - a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
- appeals court, appellate court, court of appeals - a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
- assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius - the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
- chancery, court of chancery - a court with jurisdiction in equity
- consistory - a church tribunal or governing body
- criminal court - a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
- divorce court - a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts
- court of domestic relations, domestic relations court, family court - a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
- federal court - a court establish by the authority of a federal government
- f.i.s.c., foreign intelligence surveillance court - a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies
- inferior court, lower court - any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
- inquisition - a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- juvenile court - a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children
- kangaroo court - an irregular unauthorized court
- military court - a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
- moot court - a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
- police court - a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses
- probate court - a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
- quarter sessions - a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
- rota - (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
- star chamber - a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
- superior court - any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
- high court, state supreme court, supreme court - the highest court in most states of the United States
- traffic court - a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses
- trial court - the first court before which the facts of a case are decided
member holonym: jury - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

has: bench - the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively

same as: court, tribunal
is a type of: scheme, system - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

subtypes: federal judiciary - the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws

is a part of: authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

same as: judicatory, judicial system, judiciary
is a type of: justice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

same as: administration
is a type of: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot - a job in an organization

same as: judgeship

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