Judicatory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

judicatory
    n 1: the system of law courts that administer justice and
         constitute the judicial branch of government [syn:
         {judiciary}, {judicature}, {judicatory}, {judicial system}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. judicatorius.]
   Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing
   justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. --T. Wharton.
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         Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way.
                                                  --Bp. Hall.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\ (277), n. [L. judicatorium.]
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   1. A court of justice; a tribunal. --Milton.
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   2. Administration of justice.
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            The supreme court of judicatory.      --Clarendon.
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