judicial

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
adjective belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge
adjective relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge

Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

"Bang!" went the judicial gavel. — By Advice of Counsel, Arthur Cheney Train
“Um!” he commented, with judicial tone. — The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot, Holman Day
Enoch's countenance took on a judicial look. — Peak and Prairie: From a Colorado Sketch-book, Anna Fuller

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