judicially
Through legal process
Judicially means in a manner relating to courts, judges, or the administration of justice.
When something is decided judicially, it goes through the formal legal system rather than being settled privately or legislatively.
The matter was judicially reviewed and overturned.
The word can also describe a careful, impartial manner of weighing evidence or making decisions, as a judge ideally would: She judicially considered both sides before responding.
In legal compliance
- legallyIn lawful manner
- constitutionallyBy fundamental law or nature
- statutorilyBy enacted law
- precedentPrior authoritative example
jurisprudence · doctrine · appellate · binding · enforceable · actionable · reviewable · cognizable
Official court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- benchShared seating surface
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
courtroom · jurisdiction · docket · testimony · prosecution · defense · appeal · magistrate
Moderately or equitably
- objectivelyBased on facts, not feelings
- neutrallyWithout favoring either side
- equitablyIn a fair manner
- dispassionatelyWithout emotional involvement
evenhanded · unbiased · balanced · disinterested · nonpartisan · detached · impartially · open-minded
Critical written assessment
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- appointedAssigned to office
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
enforced · authorized · decreed · ordered · supervised · administered · examined · scrutinized
lawfully
In legal compliance
- legallyIn lawful manner
- constitutionallyBy fundamental law or nature
- statutorilyBy enacted law
precedent · jurisprudence · doctrine · appellate · binding · enforceable · actionable · reviewable · cognizable · justiciable
verdict
Official court decision
gavel · courtroom · jurisdiction · docket · testimony · prosecution · defense · appeal · magistrate · injunction
fairly
Moderately or equitably
- objectivelyBased on facts, not feelings
- neutrallyWithout favoring either side
- equitablyIn a fair manner
dispassionately · evenhanded · unbiased · balanced · disinterested · nonpartisan · detached · impartially · open-minded · fair-minded
review
Critical written assessment
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- appointedAssigned to office
mandated · enforced · authorized · decreed · ordered · supervised · administered · examined · scrutinized · assessed
judiciallyextrajudicially
Outside formal legal channels
informally · out of court · privately · administratively · summarily
judiciallyillegally
Contrary to law
unlawfully · illegitimately · lawlessly · criminally · illicitly
judiciallyarbitrarily
Without logical basis
capriciously · impulsively · rashly · emotionally · prejudicially
- judicial opinionCourt's reasoned legal decision
- judicial branchLaw-interpreting government arm
- judicial systemCourts and their processes
- judicial inquiryCourt-ordered investigation
- judicial procedureMethod courts follow
- judicial robesOfficial courtroom garments