adj. 1. Law a. Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice: the judicial system. b. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice: a judicial decision. c. Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge: in judicial robes. 2. Characterized by or expressing judgment: the judicial function of a literary critic. 3. Proceeding from a divine judgment. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin iūdiciālis, from iūdicium, judgment, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge; see deik- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ju·dicial·ly adv. |
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