judicatory
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin iūdicātōrius.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /d͡ʒuːˈdɪkətəɹi/, /d͡ʒuːˈdɪkətɹi/, (also) /ˌd͡ʒuːdɪˈkeɪtəɹi/
- (US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈdɪkəˌtɔɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪkəˌtɔɹi/
Adjective
editjudicatory (comparative more judicatory, superlative most judicatory)
- Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.
- 1869, The Journal of Jurisprudence, volume 13:
- judicatory tribunals
- 1649, Joseph Hall, Resolutions and Decisions of Diverse Practical Cases of Conscience:
- power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way
- By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- To judge of the apparances that we receive of subjects, we had need have a judicatorie instrument: to verifie this instrument we should have demonstration; and to approve demonstration, an instrument; thus are we ever turning round.
Translations
editNoun
editjudicatory (plural judicatories)
- (chiefly in Scotland) A court or tribunal
- judicature