Main Entry:: ju·di·cial
Pronunciation:: \jü-ˈdi-shəl\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judex
Date:: 14th century

1 a: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary <judicial processes> b: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction — compare executive , legislative2: ordered or enforced by a court <a judicial sale>3: of, characterized by, or expressing judgment : critical 1b4: arising from a judgment of God5: belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary

— ju·di·cial·ly

\-ˈdi-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb

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