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judicial
What does judicial mean?
judicial (adjective): decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use judicial in a sentence?
- A judicial decision. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce judicial?
/dʒuˈdɪʃəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does judicial come from?
Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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