Judicature is a noun that refers to the authority or jurisdiction of a court of law.
The Latin word judicare (joo duh CAR ay) means ‘to judge.’ It’s given birth to a number of English words like ‘adjudicate, ‘judicious’ and, of course, ‘judge.’ Our word of the day can be used to refer very specifically to a particular court, or to judges in general. Example:
The judicature of the state is among the finest in our nation. There simply is no other collection of judges that have the wisdom, the insight and the sense of restraint that ours do.
