different between judiciary vs judicature

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iudiciarius, judiciarius.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?u??d????i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?u??d?????i/

Noun

judiciary (plural judiciaries)

1. The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
2. The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

Synonyms

• judicature, justiciary, the judicial branch

Related terms

• judicial
• judge

Translations

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman judicature, Middle French judicature, and their source, post-classical Latin iudicatura (12th century), from the participle stem of classical Latin i?dic?re (“to judge”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??u?d?k?t???/, /d????d?k?t???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??u?d??ke?t???/

Noun

judicature (countable and uncountable, plural judicatures)

1. The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process. [from 16th c.]
2. The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction. [from 16th c.]
3. Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary. [from 16th c.]
   • 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford 2009, p. 207:

     Such an independent judicature was ten time more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country.

Synonyms

• (the position or status of a judge): judgeship
• (court or other assembly): judiciary

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin judicatura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.di.ka.ty?/

Noun

judicature f (plural judicatures)

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Latin

Participle

j?dic?t?re

1. vocative masculine singular of j?dic?t?rus