judicial authority
Bench's legal power
Judicial authority is the power vested in courts and judges to interpret laws, administer justice, and resolve legal disputes.
It encompasses the right to hear cases, issue rulings, and enforce legal judgments: The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the land.
The term often appears in discussions of separation of powers, where judicial authority stands distinct from legislative and executive functions.
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- high courtSuperior judicial body
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
judge · judiciary · black robes · due process · constitutional court · precedent · case law · tribunal · bench trial · supreme court · equity · impartiality · litigation · judicial discretion · legal opinion · robes · injunction · chambers
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, court system, penal code
- French LawNapoleonic Code, magistrates, judiciary, civil courts, criminal courts
- judicial reviewjudicial review, constitutional review, mandamus, prohibition, judicial oversight
- Swiss politicsdirect democracy, cantons, referendums, initiatives, popular vote
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
judicial authoritylegislative power
Capacity to create laws
executive power · legislative authority · executive authority · administrative authority · regulatory authority
judicial authoritymob rule
Dominance by unruly crowds
vigilante justice · lynch law · lawlessness · tyranny · anarchy