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Judiciary

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

That which is done while administering justice; the judges taken collectively; as, the liberties of the people are secured by a wise and independent judiciary.

See "Court"; 3 Story, Const, bk. 3, c. 38.