judicature

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Such competence is the concern of the judicature society, and with the aid of the American Bar Association the group has been racking up some notable successes in its campaign against the election of judges.

From Time Magazine Archive

But after observing how the system operated, Dr. Johnson freely admitted that when the lairds were men of knowledge and virtue, the convenience of a domestic judicature was great.

From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various

But the higher functions of the judicature are exercised by persons whom the law has jealously fenced off from external interference and control.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

But it can never be conceived that the inferior clergy had any share in this high judicature.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

He drew qualities from a long line of that remarkable judicature which through all changes kept sacred and spotless the ermine of the magistrate.

From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)