Judiciary /(?; 277)/

Ju·di·cia·ry

Judiciary

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding.

Judiciary

n.
  1. That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate committee on the judiciary.