From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\ (?; 277), adjective [L. judiciarius, fr. judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See {Judicial}.] Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. --Bp. Burnet.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\, noun [Cf. LL. judiciaria, F. judiciaire.] That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate committee on the judiciary.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: persons who administer justice [syn: {bench}]
2: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: {judicature}, {judicatory}, {judicial system}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "judiciary": Areopagus, board, council, critical, curia, curial, forum, inquisition, judgment, judgmental, judicative, judicatorial, judicatory, judicature, judicial, judicial process, judicious, juridic, jurisdictional, jurisdictive, juristic, justice, magisterial, the Inquisition, the courts, tribunal
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