judicature

英 ['dʒuːdɪkə,tʃə; dʒʊ'dɪk-] 美['dʒudɪkətʃɚ]

• n. 司法；法官；司法权；法官的职位

1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

2. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

3. the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments;

"justice deferred is justice denied"

4. the position of judge