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")

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