JUDICIAL SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

Synonyms:

judicatory; judicature; judicial system; judiciary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("judicial system" is a kind of...):

scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judicial system"):

Federal Judiciary (the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws)

Holonyms ("judicial system" is a part of...):

authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)