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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Judicature

· Ju·di·ca·ture · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪˌkeɪt͡ʃɚ/
01 n. The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice.
  1. 1.
    The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice.
    “The honor of the judges in their judicature is the king's honor.” Bacon.
  2. 2.
    A court of justice; a judicatory.
  3. 3.
    The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court.
    “Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for that was not his office, but the morality, of divorce.” Milton.