judicial
If your situation has anything to do with the administration of justice or involves a judge, then it's officially judicial. And you should probably get a lawyer.
Judicial comes to us all the way from the Latin word judex, which means — you guessed it — "judge." But while judicial is most often used when describing legal proceedings, it can also be used to describe anyone who has to judge something in a fair way. Film critics are expected to give judicial reviews, just as the judges of a pie baking contest must be judicial in their assessment of each scrumptious dessert.
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expressing careful judgment“"a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett”synonyms: discriminativecriticalcharacterized by careful evaluation and judgment
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relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
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decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice“a judicial decision”synonyms:legalestablished by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
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belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge“judicial robes”
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Vocabulary lists containing judicial
Practice these words that contain the Latin roots jud, jur, and jus, meaning "law" or "justice."
Learning this list will prime you to better understand news articles about the daily business of the American government. Note that the sentence examples for these words were plucked from a variety of reputable news sources (The Washington Times, The LA Times, Time, etc.)
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