Judiciary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

persons who administer justice

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒuːdˈɪʃɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒuːdˈɪʃəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒuːdˈɪʃəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /dʒuːdˈɪʃɚɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

judicature judicial system judicatory bench

Word Forms

judge

verb

put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Justiz

Personen, die Recht üben

🇫🇷French

judiciaire

personnes qui administrent la justice

🇪🇸Spanish

judicial

personas que administran justicia

🇮🇹Italian

giudiziario

persone che amministrano la giustizia

🇳🇱Dutch

rechterlijke macht

personen die recht spreken

🇵🇹Portuguese

judiciário

pessoas que administram a justiça

🇷🇺Russian

судебная власть

лица, осуществляющие правосудие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

न्यायतंत्र

वे व्यक्ति जो न्याय करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচার বিভাগ

ব্যক্তি যারা বিচার পরিচালনা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நீதித்துறை

நீதி வழங்கும் நபர்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

న్యాయవ్యవస్థ

న్యాయాన్ని నిర్వహించే వ్యక్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

न्यायव्यवस्था

जे लोक न्याय देतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ન્યાયતંત્ર

જે વ્યક્તિઓ ન્યાયનું સંચાલન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಂಗ

ನ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജുഡീഷ്യറി

നീതി നടപ്പാക്കുന്ന വ്യക്തികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਆਂਪਾਲਿਕਾ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਨਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدلیہ

وہ لوگ جو انصاف کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

司法

执行司法的人

🇯🇵Japanese

司法

正義を司る人々

🇰🇷Korean

사법부

정의를 집행하는 사람들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tư pháp

những người thực thi công lý

🇹🇭Thai

ตุลาการ

บุคคลที่ให้ความยุติธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengadilan

orang-orang yang menjalankan keadilan

🇵🇭Filipino

hudikatura

mga taong nagbibigay ng hustisya

🇲🇾Malay

badan kehakiman

orang yang menjalankan keadilan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القضاء

الأشخاص الذين يقيمون العدالة

🇮🇷Persian

قوه قضاییه

افرادی که عدالت را اجرا می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

yargı

adaleti yöneten kişiler

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲרֶכֶת מִשׁפָּטִית

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