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judicature
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Judicature \Ju"di*ca*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. LL.
judicatura.]
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1. The state or profession of those employed in the
administration of justice; also, the dispensing or
administration of justice.
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The honor of the judges in their judicature is the
king's honor. --Bacon.
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2. A court of justice; a judicatory. --South.
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3. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent
jurisdiction of a judge or court.
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Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for
that was not his office, but the morality, of
divorce. --Milton.
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