judicatory
Legal decision body
Judicatory refers to courts of law or the administration of justice collectively.
As an adjective, it describes anything relating to judgment or the judicial system: judicatory powers, judicatory proceedings.
The noun often appears in religious contexts, where a judicatory is a governing body with authority to hear disputes and render decisions: The matter was referred to the church judicatory.
Judicial decision-making body
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- benchShared seating surface
- panelDistinct flat section
- forumGathering place for discourse
chamber · assembly · magistrates · jurors · appellate · ecclesiastical · consistory · presbytery
Formal legal determination
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- findingConclusion from investigation
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
resolution · order · sentence · award · injunction · mandate · opinion · determination
Legal dispute process
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
conciliation · fact-finding · proceeding · review · appeal · determination · examination · inquiry
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- dominionAuthority to rule
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
sovereignty · administration · oversight · mandate · supremacy · canonical · regulatory · supervisory
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
forum · chamber · assembly · magistrates · jurors · appellate · ecclesiastical · consistory · presbytery · synod
ruling
Formal legal determination
pronouncement · resolution · order · sentence · award · injunction · mandate · opinion · determination · settlement
litigation
Legal dispute process
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
mediation · conciliation · fact-finding · proceeding · review · appeal · determination · examination · inquiry · disposition
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- dominionAuthority to rule
- powerEnergy transfer rate
rule · sovereignty · administration · oversight · mandate · supremacy · canonical · regulatory · supervisory · hierarchical
judicatorylegislative
Concerning the creation of laws
legislature · legislative branch · lawmaking body · parliament · executive
judicatoryarbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
mediation · extrajudicial · informal settlement · negotiation · vigilante justice