judicial

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

adj

1. Of or relating to the administration of justice.
2. Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.
   It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits. 2013-08-10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848
3. (Ireland, historical) specified by a civil bill court under the terms of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881
   'judicial rent, judicial lease
4. Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.
5. Of or relating to sound judgment; judicious (but see Usage notes).

noun

1. That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.