01 a. Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or or…
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Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court; as, judicial power; judicial proceedings; a judicial sale.“Not a moral but a judicial law, and so was abrogated.” — Milton.
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Fitted or apt for judging or deciding; as, a judicial mind; judicial temperament.
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Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive. See Executive. See: Executive
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Judicious.[Obs.]