Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun judicature
4 senses of judicature
Sense 1
court, tribunal, judicature -- (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
=> assembly -- (a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose)
Sense 2
judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system -- (the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government)
=> system, scheme -- (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going")
Sense 3
administration, judicature -- (the act of meting out justice according to the law)
=> justice -- (judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments)
Sense 4
judgeship, judicature -- (the position of judge)
=> position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")