judicial

Judicial describes something related to a judge or a law court. (adjective)

An example of something that would be described as judicial is the robe that a judge wears.

See judicial in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of judges, law courts, or their functions
allowed, enforced, or set by order of a judge or law court
administering justice
like or befitting a judge
carefully considering the facts, arguments, etc., and reasoning to a decision; fair; unbiased

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See judicial in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(jo͞o-dĭshˈəl)

adjective

Law
a. Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice: the judicial system.
b. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice: a judicial decision.
c. Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge: in judicial robes.
Characterized by or expressing judgment: the judicial function of a literary critic.
Proceeding from a divine judgment.

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