judicature
ju·di·ca·ture
noun
2.
the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
3.
the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments
- “justice deferred is justice denied”
Origin
From Anglo-Norman judicature, Middle French judicature, and their source, post-classical Latin iudicatura (12th century), from the participle stem of classical Latin iūdicāre (“to judge”).
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